Comments on: 5 Writing Lessons I Learned from Pixar

By: Anne R. Allen

Anne R. Allen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 02:24:30 +0000

“Pixar doesn’t do focus groups.” Important words. Trying to please all of the people all of the time doesn’t produce art. Or even a money making product. Doing your very best and then improving on it does. Thanks for this.

By: Rob Grant

Rob Grant — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:15:22 +0000

Great article, great insight, No.1 in particular. I read a lot of ‘YA’ (I’m 46) and I find that on the whole the characters are less stereotyped and more engaging and the stories tend to deal with more complex issues because being a teenager is a complex time in most peoples lives. Reading is like eating, a varied diet is better for you and if folk could get over themselves and try reading some of this stuff they’d realise how bad most of the best-seller pot-boilers really are.

By: Josh English

Josh English — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:48:44 +0000

thanks for this article. All useful things to know and think about in writing. It’s also impetus to see these movies, as I haven’t seen any of them yet.

By: Jeremiah Tolbert

Jeremiah Tolbert — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:30:08 +0000

Hi, Todd, thanks. I definitely agree.

However, Meet the Robinsons is actually a Disney picture and not a Pixar film.

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:09:33 +0000

Excellent article, Jeremiah! I love Pixar stories as well; they are captivating. I remember watching Meet the Robinsons and expecting fun fluff, but getting a story that touched the core of something that was heavy on my heart.

Awesome stuff.