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Good stories are not created by withholding information from the reader. They are created by constructing a satisfactory story arc, by creating the desire to know what happens next. The desire to k...
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#4: Attribution notice removed
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2020-01-03T20:41:53Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T06:12:32Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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System
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2019-12-08T06:12:32Z (about 5 years ago)
Good stories are not created by withholding information from the reader. They are created by constructing a satisfactory story arc, by creating the desire to know what happens next. The desire to know what happens next is not created by withholding information. It is created by engagement with the story. Information creates engagement. Withholding information restricts engagement. Of course, the information has to be relevant and interesting or it will not be engaging, but the only thing you should withhold is what happens next.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-03-07T12:58:50Z (almost 8 years ago)
Original score: 7