Growing A Spine

Kenn Adams has a theory. A spine theory!

I have made an info graphic explaining this theory in a few short steps which can be found below. In his blog post Kenn writes about ideas we can use to practice story ideas. Something that is so hard to do is practice creativity. Creativity isn’t something you always know what you are looking for. Unlike a sport or a recipe there are certain parameters to what you are practicing. Kenn gives us some parameters to how to practice creativity.

Kenn writes

The Story Spine is not the story, it’s the spine. It’s nothing but the bare-boned structure upon which the story is built. And, that’s what makes it such a powerful tool. It allows you, as a writer, to look at your story at its structural core and to ensure that the basic building blocks are all in the right place.

Kenn Adams – 2013 https://www.aerogrammestudio.com/2013/06/05/back-to-the-story-spine/

His method of 3 main areas

-Spine
-Structure
-Function

All are used to serve each other and craft ideas. They are used to try and come up with story ideas in order to ultimately make an entire story. I think the idea is brilliant and as I shared earlier, I believe it gives us tools to make a great story.