Nine Out Of Ten Writers Fail At The Premise

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The Anatomy of Storyexplains how a great story works, along with the techniques needed to create one.



All stories move in this way

Once a character has a desire, the story ‘walks’ on two ‘legs’: acting and learning. A character pursuing a desire takes actions to get what he wants, and he learns new information about better ways to get it. Whenever he learns new information, he makes a decision, and changes his course of action.

A good premise is crucial to...