Though I’m a published author, one thing I never stop learning is that you can’t stop learning. Yorke’s course is focused on the key elements of storytelling, especially for the screen and I was made to think hard about my WIP. Really hard. I had the flexibility to use the course to my personal advantage, which in my case was to be held accountable as well as producing the tightest, most exciting page-turning story I could. Definitely worth my time.
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