#12: 3 Ways to Create Narrative Drive in Your Story

Fiction Writing Made Easy - A podcast by Savannah Gilbo - Tuesdays

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In today's episode, I'm exploring narrative drive or that "thing" that hooks a reader's interest and pulls them through the story. Here's a preview of what's included:[01:25] What is narrative drive? Here's a quick definition.[01:35] According to Robert McKee, narrative drive is sustained when a story plays on two primary needs within the reader -- an intellectual need (curiosity) and an emotional need (concern). [01:50] Curiosity is the intellectual need to find answers to questions.[02:20] ...

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