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#462: How to Tell Better Stories

The Art of Manliness

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How to Start a Story

"I start the story by asking myself, what is the opposite of the ending of the story?" he says. "If I don't have the opposite to start with, I can't really show change." The author recommends starting a story right away and then revealing some of the things that we need to know before getting to the end.

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