The Art of Writing Animation

Storytelling Craft for Writers & Animators

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by Alizée Musson

Type

Didactic

Subject

Genre > Animation

Keywords

animation, scriptwriting

Publishing date

2026 (July 14, 2026)

Publisher

Creative Essentials

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 288 pages
5 x 7 ¾ inches (12.5 x 19.5 cm)

ISBN

978-0-85730-617-3

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Book Presentation:
Is animation written with words or pictures?

How do writers and animators turn ideas into animated films or series? What’s the animation development process? Are animated stories only for kids? What makes animation characters iconic? Can animated short films and web series launch your animation writing career? Writer and script editor Alizée Musson steps behind the scenes to find answers.

From Hollywood and independent cinema to TV, meet the creators of Pixar and Walt Disney’s Inside Out, Brave and Ratatouille, Studio Ghibli’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, Peppa Pig, Wolfwalkers, Chicken for Linda!, Netflix’s Supa Team 4, Mars Express and many more. In over 25 case studies and interviews with writers, animators and producers - including an exclusive interview with Studio Ghibli’s Yoshiaki Nishimura, who produced Miyazaki's Howls Moving Castle and The Boy and the Heron - discover all the storytelling tricks of the trade to write your own animated film or series and start your animation writing career.

Exploring short and feature films alongside web and TV series, The Art of Writing Animation dives deep into the creative processes that shape animated stories. It's the perfect book for live-action screenwriters and animators who would rather learn from fellow creatives than be told how to write.

About the Author:
Alizée Musson is a script & development consultant, writer and translator working internationally in French and English. Based in London, she develops films and TV projects with emerging and established talents in live-action and animation. Alizée grew up between France and the Netherlands and later moved between the UK and Czechia to study film production at the Arts University Bournemouth and FAMU. After graduating in 2015, she went on to work on various projects with studios such as Thierry Ardisson's Ardimages, Entertainment One, Amazon Studio, Ubisoft and Walt Disney.

See the publisher website: Creative Essentials