Narrative storytelling
Are all details "good" details? In a notebook full of observations, which should you keep? In feature writing, we search for telling details that illuminate the character or the scene.
In "Into Thin Air," readers learn early the news of the tragedy: Six people bodies are found on Mount Everest. Given that, how does the writer maintain suspense throughout the story?
How do writers shape a story to keep readers hooked? What narrative techniques do they use?
1. The Live-in builds a scene or chronology
2. Dialogue captures "real" conversation
3. Information is withheld
In "Into Thin Air," readers learn early the news of the tragedy: Six people bodies are found on Mount Everest. Given that, how does the writer maintain suspense throughout the story?
How do writers shape a story to keep readers hooked? What narrative techniques do they use?
1. The Live-in builds a scene or chronology
2. Dialogue captures "real" conversation
3. Information is withheld
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