Post by account_disabled on Jan 1, 2024 7:07:23 GMT
Eisner loved tasty stories, seasoned properly. If you happen to, I recommend reading some of his graphic novels Di lui. These 3 elements that according to him cannot be missing are: Provocative or attractive incipit : if a good day starts in the morning, a good story starts from the incipit. Why? Because it's the first page you read or, at least, that's how it should be. I always read the beginning of a novel and, if it doesn't convince me, I leave it alone. From the beginning we can understand many things, in my opinion, such as the author's style and his way of narrating, whether that narration has a good rhythm or is soporific. Contents : can a story exist without content? No, obviously.
The content is provided by the plot and the characters, two key elements to create a story that fascinates. At the end of the reading the reader must be satisfied and not ask Special Data himself "what did the author want to say?" or, worse, “what is this stuff I've read?”. Reader's surprise : i.e. the unpredictability of the solution. Not entirely. A story can also be predictable. A classic fantasy about the age-old struggle between Good and Evil, we already know how it ends: Good will win. A romance novel will end with a kiss and an impending wedding. Surprise means many things, it also means twists, it means avoiding clichés, etc. The 5 essential elements in a story according to Fabio Bonifacci A few years ago I discovered a sort of online creative writing course. Fabio Bonifacci explained on his website what elements are necessary to create a story .
Desires and fears of the protagonist : according to Bonifacci no story exists without the protagonist having to satisfy his desire, facing one or more fears to fulfill this dream. The word “desire” must be understood in the broadest possible sense. If I think about the last 3 novels I read, I can find desires and fears. In the novel The 25th Hour by David Benjoff, desire is visible in the co-protagonists of the story, because Monty (Edward Norton in the film) accepted his fate, albeit with due fears. In After by Koethi Zan Sarah faces her terrors to satisfy her desire. In The Man of the Morning by David Brin Gordon (Kevin Costner in the film) pursues his desire with the constant fear of being discovered.
The content is provided by the plot and the characters, two key elements to create a story that fascinates. At the end of the reading the reader must be satisfied and not ask Special Data himself "what did the author want to say?" or, worse, “what is this stuff I've read?”. Reader's surprise : i.e. the unpredictability of the solution. Not entirely. A story can also be predictable. A classic fantasy about the age-old struggle between Good and Evil, we already know how it ends: Good will win. A romance novel will end with a kiss and an impending wedding. Surprise means many things, it also means twists, it means avoiding clichés, etc. The 5 essential elements in a story according to Fabio Bonifacci A few years ago I discovered a sort of online creative writing course. Fabio Bonifacci explained on his website what elements are necessary to create a story .
Desires and fears of the protagonist : according to Bonifacci no story exists without the protagonist having to satisfy his desire, facing one or more fears to fulfill this dream. The word “desire” must be understood in the broadest possible sense. If I think about the last 3 novels I read, I can find desires and fears. In the novel The 25th Hour by David Benjoff, desire is visible in the co-protagonists of the story, because Monty (Edward Norton in the film) accepted his fate, albeit with due fears. In After by Koethi Zan Sarah faces her terrors to satisfy her desire. In The Man of the Morning by David Brin Gordon (Kevin Costner in the film) pursues his desire with the constant fear of being discovered.