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The Power Of “But And Therefore”

The Power Of “But And Therefore”

Who knew you could move a story along with something as simple as but and therefore.

Funny we do naturally have a tendancy to do like they say and try to use “and then.”

That’s fine and all, but it’s a little bland.

Whereas, but and therefore between scenes show cause and effect.

(Crazy that all stories are nearly the same.)

Love this:

The creators of South Park share their favorite storytelling advice.

Drive your story with words like “but” and “therefore” instead of “and then.” pic.twitter.com/RVWFHI0aTT

— David Perell (@david_perell) July 25, 2020

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