Friday Forays in Fiction: Paint by Number Storytelling?

Can it really by that simple? I don't know. It seems so pat, simplistic. Yet I can't find a single point to argue with. So is my doubt based on my fear of the implications in light of my having yet to finish a book length story after being at it for decades?

The Monty Python skit in the following audio only vid is a better reflection of my experience with the writing of a novel. Except I'd be more likely to doodle my character's names than my own.