How to Write a Successful Story

The first thing that we look at is, what information does my reader need to know in order to continue the story? In fact, let's stop and talk about that a little bit. It's totally fine to not describe everything that is going on. If you pick up a phone, the thing that is important to know is that it makes telephone calls. I don't necessarily need to say... She picked up the black plastic black Bakelite receiver with the cord coming down in a spiral pattern to the phone and dialed it. And she twiddled with the cord as she was talking. Those, for me, are the three skill levels. End of podcast.