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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
1:10 Write a story about something that happened to you
2:32 Change the Point of View
4:00 Create a Ticking Clock
5:28 Create Props/Objects
7:17 Create a Transitional Situation
8:46 Add a World Event
10:14 Add Binary Forces
11:57 Freytag's Pyramid
13:41 Experiment