Prime Time TV Storyteller DJ Nash (#97)
Storytelling with Creator of A Million Little Things, DJ Nash
Is there any type of storyteller “bigger” than someone who creates and writes a television show in prime time? We’re obsessed with our TVs and the characters who move us. Even in the world of streaming, network TV is still a juggernaut.
A Million Little Things, on ABC, tackles everything from suicide to infidelity to a man overcoming breast cancer (but who is far from a saint). On this episode of The Storytellers Network, the creator and showrunner DJ Nash (also a writer and executive producer of the series) takes time to explore storytelling at a whole new level.
“Every single one of them is broken because all of us are broken in different ways. Don’t let that be your limitation. Let it be your inspiration.” - DJ Nash on his characters
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Prime Time TV Storyteller DJ Nash (#97)
Everything Can Be a Story Subject
Whether it’s through DJ’s eyes or the eyes of the rest of the writers on A Million Little Things, everything in life can lend itself to a story. A simple interaction could become an entire episode. A conversation in real life can be transferred to a scene in the show.
For DJ personally, the habit of carrying a notebook and writing down ideas has led to great comedy sets, shows and even TV series.
“I was a standup comic. I would always keep a notebook with me and when anything funny would happen I’d write it down.” - DJ Nash
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