Random Reflections On Story & Storytelling

A couple of weeks back, I threatened to post on “whether “story” is greater than the sum of its constituent “craft” parts…” in the near future.

Today is that day.

For me, story is the thing, before which all other aspects of the writing life must bow down—including me, when I’m writing, i.e. the integrity of the story is paramount (‘in my book’—ha!)

In my ‘umble view, I feel that one can labour over plot and subtext, character development, structure and pacing, beginnings and endings—yet still...