Quote:
Originally Posted by kennyc
And Stephen King agrees with you. Story is what matters. I agree.
(some additional tips here: http://www.openculture.com/2014/03/s...r-writers.html )
beyond that IMO it is Narrative Voice that matters.
of course any successful story must have all the elements - Situation, Characters, and the Story around them. It must keep the reader engaged and asking 'what then?' |
I agree with you about that Kennyc. No one element of a story can stand alone really. Characters are the ones a story happens to and of course situation is the state of affairs before the story begins. Without that we're left wondering why we should care why Frodo must destroy the ring etc. since we have no frame of reference to tell us what the character stands to lose if he/she doesn't take action. I think Narrative Voice is unique to each author myself. While two authors may use the same language in their writing each has their own way of writing things down that is unique to them. You and I could write the same scene if we were writing an account of something but we'd both see things differently to one another. Word choice,etc. would make the two accounts different.