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Like any similar technique the outcome of using a frame story depends on the quality of the execution. If the frame ties well to the main narrative and the switch in perspective makes sense to the...
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2019-12-13T15:32:54Z (about 5 years ago)
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#3: Attribution notice added
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2019-12-08T10:18:01Z (about 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
Like any similar technique the outcome of using a frame story depends on the quality of the execution. If the frame ties well to the main narrative and the switch in perspective makes sense to the reader - IMO it also needs to bring value to the telling of the main narrative. Whether that's simply to set tone or whether it's to provide the reader with knowledge or perspective that the main narrative's point of view is unable to do cleanly but that is required to properly appreciate the main narrative. The important thing is to ask yourself _why_ you are doing the frame - and what the main narrative loses if left without it.
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2018-12-05T11:49:12Z (about 6 years ago)
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