Letter to a Young Story Artist: A Reply

Seven years ago, I wrote a short piece called ‘Letter to a Young Story Artist’ — a little something on how to start your career: what to focus on, what to learn, what to do.

A lot has changed since then — a pandemic, industry upheaval, AI — and we keep getting older. So it’s time to revisit that advice.

In this conversation between friends, feature animation story artists Nick Sung and Anna Benedict will share letters that try to answer some of the big questions: What does it mean to be a creative professional today? How do we stay true to ourselves, and keep the dream alive?