Unlock the Secret Formula: 6 Story Arcs That Will Keep Your Audience Glued to Every Word
You’ve heard that your story needs conflict, but what does that actually mean? Because the kind of conflict stories need is (probably) not more fistfights and loud arguments (although, depending on the story, that might not hurt!).
No, the kind of conflict your story needs is between one value and its opposite.
Which values?
A good story rises and falls on the spectrum of one of six different values, according to Shawn Coyne, the author of Story Grid. The six values, which follow Maslow’s Hierarchy of Human Need, are as follows:
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