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What is fiction?
writing 101
Students at NYU asked the creators of South Park the million-dollar question:
“What makes a good story?”
They gave one of the best explanations of story I’ve heard:
“If we can take the beats of your outline, and the words ‘and then’ belong between those beats…... See more
Nathan Baughx.comthe story shape is structured around how they find, retrieve and finally master the quality in their life that has eluded them.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
That’s how we find what we need: We start with ourselves. Our personal experiences. Our observations of the world. Our successes and failures and everything in between. From there, we find stories, and from those stories, we can find the content we need to connect, communicate, and convince. Almost all my metaphors are personal stories or
... See moreMatthew Dicks • Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand
Let me say it again: Every great story ever told is essentially about a five-second moment of transformation or realization, and the purpose of the story is to bring that moment to the greatest clarity possible.
Matthew Dicks • Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand
How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth
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Design Fiction: A Short Essay on Design, Science, Fact and Fiction
Julianblog.nearfuturelaboratory.com
They help storytellers understand the mechanics of a story — such as structure, character arcs, and conflict — without dictating specific choices.