Lots of Pixar movies (and other movies, too) follow this structure. It's part of the original 22 storytelling rules of storytelling by Emma Coats. Rule #4: Once upon a time there was ___. Every day, ___. One day ___. Because of that, ___. Because of that, ___. Until finally ___.
Anyone can use this story structure to effortlessly create a narrative.
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