Storytelling-III. 5 Ideas. 5 Blogs. 5 Days.

Via Scoop.it – Story and Narrative
Without conflict, you don’t have a story. But it’s not just any conflict. It’s a struggle between a hero and a villain, to put it as simply as possible. The conflict can be as big as World War III or as small as who will win the flower show. The hero can be flawed, and the villain can – and should – have his good points. But it’s all about the struggle between the protagonist and antagonist. Without that, you have an anecdote: We were in New York City. We spotted Stanley Tucci coming out of a drugstore. We asked for his autograph. He obliged. That’s a fine celebrity-spotting anecdote, but it’s not a story.
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