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Kurt Vonnegut’s Rules
 October 6, 2009 9:51 am
Kurt Vonnegut’s eight rules for writing short stories. With a few modifications, they also serve as a nice set of rules for makers of animated shorts. In particular, a lot of people would benefit from following his first one:
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His 7th point I’ve always thought his best. As I recall, he wrote with his sister in mind as reader.
Great advice in Vonnegut’s Rules! I just read, a couple of weeks ago, his “Bogombo Snuff Box”, which contains those rules. I agree with Joe, writing with an audience of 1 in mind creates a much stronger story than writing for the masses, {hint} {hint} big….studios..*cough*
“. Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that he or she will not feel the time was wasted.”
Good rule for blogging (and Facebook posts) , too. I’ll have to remember that one.
vonnegut is a great writer. these rules are awful, which is why he suggests that good writers dismiss them all successfully.