The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A story should have a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order.
It's nice to know when you're a part of a story, it's nice to know at least something about the beginning, middle, and end.
Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end.
I'm one of those people who think that stories should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and then they're over, and then you tell the next story.
The epic implications of being human end in more than this: We start our lives as if they were momentous stories, with a beginning, a middle and an appropriate end, only to find that they are mostly middles.
A story really isn't truly a story until it reaches its climax and conclusion.
The great thing about a trilogy is that it feels like you've got a beginning, a middle, and an end.
Everything you write makes you better. But if you really need a tip, here's one: a good story begins in opposition to its ending. That means you work out how it finishes first, and then begin the story as far away from that point - in terms of character development - as you can.
I don't pare down much. I write the beginning of a story in a notebook and it comes out very close to what it will be in the end. There is not much deliberateness about it.
People have forgotten how to tell a story. Stories don't have a middle or an end any more. They usually have a beginning that never stops beginning.