If somebody is in a story, they need to be there for a reason, and not just to set up somebody else's story.
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Sometimes you have to go places with characters and emotions within yourself you don't want to do, but you have a duty to the story and as a storyteller to do it.
You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.
It's a responsibility of the writer to get the reader out of the story somehow.
Stories and narratives are one of the most powerful things in humanity. They're devices for dealing with the chaotic danger of existence.
A story is built on characters and reasons.
If they're going to write a story they're going to write the story whether it's true or not.
In order for a narrative to work, the primary character should have a concrete desire - a need that drives her story - and the story's writer should make this goal known to the reader pretty early in the narrative.
I guess when you write a personal story, people feel compelled to share their own stories.
People need a narrative, and if there isn't one on offer, they make one up.
One of the key qualities of all stories is that they are made to be shared.
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