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Have Tension, Will Travel
Apr. 4th, 2011 07:14 pm"Remember how I mentioned that every story must have tension and then release it?" — Story Notes for the Unexpergated Baby Shoes Story, Camille Leguire
This is a quote from an article detailing a phenomena that has bugged me for years. I refuse to accept or believe that the sole possible driver and factor in any piece of prose that transforms it into a story is conflict. Vignettes can feel like stories. Many drabbles don't have conflict. Some of my favorite characters in my favorite stories aren't necessarily in conflict. And have you read any of those heartwarming Christmas story collections? It's not about the conflict, baby.
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This is a quote from an article detailing a phenomena that has bugged me for years. I refuse to accept or believe that the sole possible driver and factor in any piece of prose that transforms it into a story is conflict. Vignettes can feel like stories. Many drabbles don't have conflict. Some of my favorite characters in my favorite stories aren't necessarily in conflict. And have you read any of those heartwarming Christmas story collections? It's not about the conflict, baby.
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