A rule says, "You must do it this way. A principle says, "This works... and has through all remembered time." The difference is crucial. Your work needn't be modeled after a "well made" play; rather, it must be well-made within the principles that shape our art. Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form.
Robert McKee, Story, 3
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