Story is the exploration of something that has gone wrong and a lot has to go right during the telling of that story to render it a success.
Yet one of the most common questions new writers ask professional writers is about how the author wrote their book, what was their process for storytelling (and from this we get plotters and pantsers)? But really the question should be about the general principles and nature of story --does every part of a story have what it needs to keep re.
Writer's Digest Books Great stories don't write themselves: criteria-driven strategies for more effective fiction, paperback/larry brooks
