11/13/2023 0 Comments Storyteller synonym![]() ![]() How I use King’s framework in my writing: I try to break down all of my blogs into narrations, descriptions, and dialogues.įor example, this blog starts with a dialogue I had with myself about why someone would read this blog in the first place. One rule I stand by: If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others, read a lot and write a lot. A plot is shifty, and best kept under house arrest.” “There’s a difference between a story and a plot. King also that plots can be constructed by asking simple ‘what if’ questions.įor example, “what if a young mother and her son became trapped in their stalled car by a rabid dog? (Cujo). Instead, he believes stories, like fossils, are discovered. Interestingly, Stephen King doesn’t believe in creating plots. He recommends a strong outline and a notebook full of ‘character notes’ as a starting point. His writing begins with an outcome in mind but he lets the characters take the lead on specific actions. King starts by setting the scene and then introducing the characters. King’s Framework: Stories consist of three parts: narration, description, and dialogue. Pinker’s guide is accessible, actionable, and relevant. You need to know every element of your story to construct a powerful narrative. The takeaway: Critical thought is the foundation of good storytelling. Then, it explains the unlikelihood of human life and concludes by asking the readers why fear death when it’s a state from which most people have never stirred. The writing starts strong with a controversial statement about death. This excerpt talks about death in an almost-joyful way. We privileged few, who won the lottery of birth against all odds, how dare we whine at our inevitable return to that prior state from which the vast majority have never stirred?” – Richard Dawkins, Unweaving the Rainbow. In the teeth of these stupefying odds it is you and I, in our ordinariness, that are here. We know this because the set of possible people allowed by our DNA so massively exceeds the set of actual people. Certainly those unborn ghosts include greater poets than Keats, scientists greater than Newton. The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arabia. Most people are never going to die because they are never going to be born. I check to see whether:Ī writing example I love “ We are going to die, and that makes us the lucky ones. How I use Pinker’s framework in my writing: Whenever I am working on a draft for a long-form piece, I add my table of contents at the top to see how my ‘tree’ flows. One rule I stand by: A good story does two things: shows the reader something in the world, and engages the reader in a conversation. The topics and characters need to come together logically while paying attention to details and maintaining balance. Each element needs to lead the narrative forward while being coherent, crisp, and well-formed. Just as a tree has a solid tunk, connected branches, and criss-crossing leaves, so should a good story have a strong underlying theme, logical subsections, and an arc connecting relevant details.Ī good story is designed. Pinker likens a good story to blossoming tree. Pinker’s framework: The arc of coherence. Source Deemed as the thinking person’s guide to writing, this book is a recent addition (2014) to the archives of great storytelling. ![]()
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