What makes a story a story? Is it just a collection of words? An article on choosing a lawnmower is a collection of words, but it is hardly a story. Stories engage us. They pull us in and hold our interest. Here is author John D. MacDonald"s definition of what makes a story a story:
"Story is something happening to someone you've been led to care about."
A good story has two elements, characters we care about and a sequence of events which happen to them.
Keep your cheeks in the seat and your fingers on the keyboard and keep writing.
Thanks
Jim Busch
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