Live-Draft: What "Know the Story You Want to Tell" Actually Means

I’ve often heard that phrase from elite-level storytellers, producers, artists, and hosts: Know the story you want to tell.

Yes. OK. Got it. I’m with you. But also, just for fun, let’s assume I have no idea what you mean.

Because mostly, I didn’t.

Over the years (he says, staring at the noticeable shocks of gray in the thumbnail of this video), I’ve come to realize that sitting in between NO structure and RIGID structure, between BLANK PAGES and OUTLINES, is the power of “know the story you want to tell.”

Here’s how this shows up in my work, as we live-draft together.