Storizen – July 2019

STORIZENSPECIAL

37 | STORIZEN MAGAZINE JULY 2019

Dhanno are as vivid in my

memory as when I first watched

the film.

Be mindful of the

police/investigative rules and

practices. There are procedures

the police force has to follow,

and there’s a science to it. That’s

where research comes in.

However, all research should be

presented in an appropriate

manner; it should be weaved

into the narrative. There is a

Introduce side stories. You

cannot write a recipe without

the ingredients; you cannot

write a 90,000-word

manuscript without sub-plots

—you can but it will be quite

bland. Any plot—however

complex—can be summarised

on one side of an A4 sheet,

but it will lose all the romance

of good storytelling. Readers

don’t want bare-bones; they

want a great reading

experience. It is the author’s

thin line here: details should

be sufficient, not

overwhelming—the author

should refrain from long

winded and complex

explanations.

responsibility to introduce sub-

plots that are interesting

enough for readers to stray

from the main narrative. They

need to be seamlessly woven

into the main plot.

"CHARACTERIZATION IS ANOTHER

EXTREMELY CRITICAL

COMPONENT IN STORYTELLING."

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