Introduction
Crafting stories
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What you should know
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1. What Is a Story?
Explanation: What is a story?
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Example: What is a story?
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Story check: What is a story?
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2. Hooking Your Reader
Explanation: Hooking your reader
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Example: Hooking your reader
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Story check: Hooking your reader
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3. All Stories Make a Point
Explanation: All stories make a point
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Example: All stories make a point
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Story check: All stories make a point
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4. Feeling What the Protagonist Feels
Explanation: Feeling what the protagonist feels
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Example: Feeling what the protagonist feels
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Story check: Feeling what the protagonist feels
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5. All Protagonists Have a Goal
Story check: All protagonists have a goal
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Explanation: All protagonists have a goal
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Example: All protagonists have a goal
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6. Uncovering Your Protagonist's Inner Issue
Explanation: Uncovering your protagonist's inner issue
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Example: Uncovering your protagonist's inner issue
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Story check: Uncovering your protagonist's inner issue
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7. Being Specific Rather Than Vague
Explanation: Be specific rather than vague
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Example: Be specific rather than vague
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Story check: Be specific rather than vague
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8. Suspense and Conflict
Explanation: Suspense and conflict
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Example: Suspense and conflict
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Story check: Suspense and conflict
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9. Cause and Effect
Explanation: Cause and effect
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Example: Cause and effect
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Story check: Cause and effect
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10. What Can Go Wrong, Must
Explanation: What can go wrong, must
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Example: What can go wrong, must
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Story check: What can go wrong, must
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11. Setups, Payoffs, and the Clues in Between
Explanation: Setups, payoffs, and the clues in between
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Example: Setups, payoffs, and the clues in between
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Story check: Setups, payoffs, and the clues in between
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12. Flashbacks, Subplots, and Foreshadowing
Explanation: Flashbacks, subplots, and foreshadowing
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Example: Flashbacks, subplots, and foreshadowing
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Story check: Flashbacks, subplots, and foreshadowing
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