Stories contain many elements, but which are the most important to get right?
In a our afterthought about how your brains crave stories, we talked briefly about what makes a story a story, but we wanted to go deeper! So here is an afterthought to our afterthought!
We discuss the three things you must have in a story as well as whether or not characters must change over the course of a novel or screenplay.
00:00–3:28 Why do literature teachers teach 6 or 10 elements rather than just 3?
3:28–6:28 Why hero, goal, and obstacle are the most essential elements to story
6:28–7:03 How to turn your idea into a story
7:03–9:40 How setting influences character and vice versa