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The 4 Essential Elements of a Strong Story Premise
ByDebra 12 February, 201912 February, 2019
All great novels contain a strong story premise. Briefly, let’s review novel essentials: Strong premise Conflict Protagonist Antagonist Goals Stakes The premise is your story idea stated in 2-3 sentences. Can you refine it into an elevator pitch? It often becomes a part of
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Writing Skills

Story Premise: What it is and how to develop it
ByDebra 17 July, 201711 February, 2019
In last week’s “To Plot a Story,” guest Deborah Lyn Stanley stated, “A one-sentence premise is essential to a strong story.” Many writers may not understand what a premise is or how to arrive at that one-sentence, so let’s take a look at it today. In almost all of the books I have on the…
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