From the course: Writing: The Craft of Story
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Explanation: All stories make a point
From the course: Writing: The Craft of Story
Explanation: All stories make a point
- All stories make a point, beginning on page one, which means the reader needs to have an idea of what that point is from the get go. It's like when your friend is rambling on about something that happened yesterday, and you nod and smile politely while a little voice in your head screams okay, okay, but what's your point? Same with a story. If you zero in on your point before you begin writing, not only will your story be easier to craft, but you'll spend less time rewriting. If you know what your story's point is, it allows you to filter out everything that's irrelevant. This is crucial because as far as the reader's concerned, everything in a story is there strictly on a need to know basis. If they didn't need to know it, you wouldn't bother telling them about it. They assume that everything you tell them will have a story consequence. So if you include things they don't need to know, they're going to read meaning into it anyway. And…
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