CHAPTER9
Plot/Story, Struggle, and Connections
In This Chapter
- Your hero’s journey
- Creating power struggles
- Making character connections
- Dealing with disconnections
Many creative writing teachers are fond of maintaining there are only two types of stories: “someone went on a journey” or “a stranger arrived in town.” Regardless of the particulars—in this case, the journey and the town—stories must contain conflicts and at least a little reconciliation. When various phenomena (cultures, generations, genders, hoods) encounter each other, conflict is bound to occur. Likewise, when human beings make connections, some form of love and understanding ...
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