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<blockquote data-quote="deaf_judger" data-source="post: 67574" data-attributes="member: 390">[PLAIN]What Makes a Story a Story?[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]I think that a story needs five elements: a character, desire, conflict, change, and meaning.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]A Character[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]There must be a center of experience. Someone or something with a&nbsp; perspective that we can inhabit.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Desire[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]The&nbsp; character must want something:&nbsp; [/PLAIN]&nbsp;
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">[PLAIN]Revenge 
&nbsp; [/PLAIN] 
&nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">[PLAIN]To be loved 
&nbsp; [/PLAIN] 
&nbsp;</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">[PLAIN]To understand 
&nbsp; [/PLAIN] 
&nbsp;</li>
</ul>&nbsp; [PLAIN]No desire means no movement.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Conflict[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]Something must resist the desire. Conflict can be internal or external, but no conflict makes it a description instead of a story.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Change[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]Something must shift: the world, the character, or our understanding of [...]. If nothing changes, it is a snapshot instead of a story.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Meaning[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]A story must somehow tell us that events matter. Without this, events become chronology.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Your Thoughts:[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]....&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]What Makes a Story [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Good[/PLAIN][PLAIN]?[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]I think that a good story must make these five elements inevitable. We do this through:&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Emotional Truth[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]The events dont have to be realistic, but the emotions have to feel real.&nbsp; Eg: I connected with Lena in [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Eighty-Six[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]because her moral struggle felt real. I never experienced those complex politics.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Coherence[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]The story must obey its own rules. If a character suddenly acts against their established nature without reason, it breaks.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Thematic Depth[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]A good story is not about what happens, but what the events reveal. If a story can be reduced to “things happened,” it’s probably shallow.&nbsp; Eg: [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Eighty-Six[/PLAIN] [PLAIN]is not about war. it&#039;s about moral distance.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Earned Resolution[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]The ending must feel like:&nbsp; [/PLAIN]&nbsp; &nbsp; [PLAIN]The ending must be inevitable. Unearned twists weaken trust.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Resonance[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]A good story will stay with the reader. You think about it later.&nbsp; [/PLAIN][PLAIN]Your Thoughts:[/PLAIN]&nbsp; [PLAIN]....&nbsp; [/PLAIN]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="deaf_judger, post: 67574, member: 390"] [B][SIZE=6][PLAIN]What Makes a Story a Story?[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]I think that a story needs five elements: a character, desire, conflict, change, and meaning. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]A Character[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]There must be a center of experience. Someone or something with a perspective that we can inhabit. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Desire[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]The character must want something: [/PLAIN] [LIST] [*][PLAIN]Revenge [/PLAIN] [*][PLAIN]To be loved [/PLAIN] [*][PLAIN]To understand [/PLAIN] [/LIST] [PLAIN]No desire means no movement. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Conflict[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]Something must resist the desire. Conflict can be internal or external, but no conflict makes it a description instead of a story. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Change[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]Something must shift: the world, the character, or our understanding of [...]. If nothing changes, it is a snapshot instead of a story. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Meaning[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]A story must somehow tell us that events matter. Without this, events become chronology. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Your Thoughts:[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN].... [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=6][PLAIN]What Makes a Story [/PLAIN][I][PLAIN]Good[/PLAIN][/I][PLAIN]?[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]I think that a good story must make these five elements inevitable. We do this through: [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Emotional Truth[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]The events dont have to be realistic, but the emotions have to feel real. Eg: I connected with Lena in [/PLAIN][I][PLAIN]Eighty-Six[/PLAIN][/I] [PLAIN]because her moral struggle felt real. I never experienced those complex politics. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Coherence[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]The story must obey its own rules. If a character suddenly acts against their established nature without reason, it breaks. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Thematic Depth[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]A good story is not about what happens, but what the events reveal. If a story can be reduced to “things happened,” it’s probably shallow. Eg: [/PLAIN][I][PLAIN]Eighty-Six[/PLAIN][/I] [PLAIN]is not about war. it's about moral distance. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Earned Resolution[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]The ending must feel like: [/PLAIN] [PLAIN]The ending must be inevitable. Unearned twists weaken trust. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Resonance[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN]A good story will stay with the reader. You think about it later. [/PLAIN] [B][SIZE=5][PLAIN]Your Thoughts:[/PLAIN][/SIZE][/B] [PLAIN].... [/PLAIN] [/QUOTE]

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