3:24 / Short Narratives, part 3 / Mixed Miscellany Summer Series

Major plot points in short narratives keep the story moving—whether a short story, a narrative poem, or an anecdote to personalize a blog post.

Explosive excitement, an angsty soul-changing crisis, a boxed-in corner that forces an intellectual revelation—these are perfect for the major story parts or movements, the opening and closing of each 1,500-word scene or a poem’s stanza or an article’s anecdotal paragraph.

What do we write in the middle of those parts? This episode can help.

Timings

• 1:22 Opening with 3 Requirements of a Short Narrative
• 2:05 Realm of Long Narratives vs. Realm of Short Narratives
• 4:11 Focus on the Middle of each Part / Movement
• 4:31 1st Story Part or Movement (A & B)
• 6:25 Ways to Hide Clues
• 7:59 Carly Simon’s “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be”, 1st stanza and chorus
• 10:25 2nd Story Part & Simon’s 2nd stanza
• 12:28 3rd Story Part
• 12:52 4th Story Part
• 13:29 Simon’s 3rd stanza and final chorus
• 15:12 Closing / Next Week
• 15:46 Inspiration / Somerset Maugham

New LINKS

“That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be” video https://youtu.be/Ux7HgO9QhAc

            Lyrics https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/carlysimon/thatsthewayivealwayshearditshouldbe.html