Ironically, this post about how hard it is to write good stories about things that have good outcomes has given me inspiration on how to write those stories.
The biggest revelation I had? Use the reader's uncertainty as a source of conflict..
If you can make the reader uncertain about what you're writing about, then there's a perceived conflict in the story by the reader, making him/her ask, "Is this really a good thing?" This perceived conflict between reality and what the reader wants is definitely enough to drive a story, as now the reader wan... (read more)
Ironically, this post about how hard it is to write good stories about things that have good outcomes has given me inspiration on how to write those stories.
The biggest revelation I had? Use the reader's uncertainty as a source of conflict..
If you can make the reader uncertain about what you're writing about, then there's a perceived conflict in the story by the reader, making him/her ask, "Is this really a good thing?" This perceived conflict between reality and what the reader wants is definitely enough to drive a story, as now the reader wan... (read more)