Have you ever heard of the MacGuffin? MacGuffin is one of the most interesting and complex Narrative Techniques. Indeed, you have noticed this Narrative Technique in some books or films. We will explain in detail what it is and the characteristics of the MacGuffin Narrative Technique. What is the Narrative Technique of MacGuffin? It is …
In our previous article of the Perspective Series, we talk about the topic of the First-person Narrator. We know that the first-person narrator tells the story in their voice. They are not always aware of all the facts. But should we always believe the narrator and everything they say? This is the case of the …
During our Narrative Technique Series, we have explained some well-known techniques and some lesser-known ones.However, the one in this article you may have heard of a few times or perhaps never even heard of. We are talking about the Narrative Technique of Eucatastrophe. What is the Narrative Technique of Eucatastrophe? It is a very particular …
When creating a new story, you also have to decide on the narrative perspective. Everything changes if the narration is done in the first person or another way. For this reason, we start with a new series: the Perspective Series and the First-person narration. In this article of the Perspective Series, we explain First-person narration …
Let’s move on our journey between the Narrative Techniques Series. Whether you believe in destiny or not, it seems evident that there is a common thread in everyone’s life. As in reality, so it is in narration. In particular, there is a Narrative Technique called Self-Fulfilling Prophecy. It leads the protagonist to discover the inevitability …
To create a narrative, it is necessary to think of a well-defined structure so that nothing is left to chance.There are particular narrative techniques that we have discussed extensively in the Narrative Technique Series, as well as Story Structure that come to the aid of the writer. Between them, there is the 7-Point Story Structure. …
In the Narrative Techniques Series, the technique we address in this article is that of the Predestination paradox.This is a technique especially typical of science fiction stories and involves a return to the past. What is the Narrative Technique of the Predestination paradox? The predestination paradox is a situation in which a person travels back …
As we saw in our Narrative Technique Series, there are several methodologies for creating a story and making it compelling. For instance, often, a story begins with the protagonist facing a particular situation. Sometimes, he has to face two choices. This Story Structure is the James Scott Bell’s Disturbance and Two Doorways. What is James …
Have you ever started reading a book that got you so hooked that you couldn’t stop? In this case, it’s the Narrative Hook, a narrative technique that we explain today in this Narrative Technique Series article. What is the Narrative Technique of the Hook? The Narrative Technique of the Hook consists of the story opening …
Throughout this Story Structures Series, we have learned several methods and techniques for structuring a narrative: from Randy Ingermanson’s method to the more classic Dean Koontz method. In this article, we explain how to structure a story with the Three-Act Story Structure. What is The Three-Act Story Structure? It is a classic and basic method …