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Writing Quips and Tips
If it’s true, does it still have a story?
“I don’t have to worry about building a narrative because my story’s true.”
One of our writing course participants made this point recently. She also felt that she didn’t have to worry about characters, point of view, suspense, or trying to “show” rather than “tell”.
I think it’s a fairly common misconception that you don’t have to “create” a story if you have real-life. You don’t have to worry about characters, because your people are “real”.
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