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What is a narrative?
“A story with a beginning… middle… end.”
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Want more? “A piece of writing characterized by a main character in a setting who encounters a problem or engages in an interesting, significant, or entertaining activity or experience.”
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ü Clear, well-developed characters & characterization
ü Scenes
ü Engaging dialog (including internal dialog)
ü Telling detail
ü Themes
ü Imagery, symbolism and metaphor
ü Writer’s voice
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Having some trouble picturing that?
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The Shape of Stories Kurt Vonnegut
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The Shape of Stories Kurt Vonnegut
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“Structure has preoccupied me
in every project.” ~ John McPhee
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“This is the New Yorker, so you can use any narrative structure you like. Just know that when I get it, I’m going to take it apart and make it all chronological.”
Dan Baum My short career at the New Yorker. danbaum.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/new-yorker-tweets.pdf
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“Telling a story in strict chronological order turned out to be a fabulous discipline.
It made the story easy to write, and may be why New Yorker stories are so easy to read.”
Dan Baum My short career at the New Yorker. danbaum.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/new-yorker-tweets.pdf