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Matthew Dicks: Crafting a Story ("News of Divorce")

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The Importance of Exuberance in Life

"I like mentioning in stories why this particular day is different than every other day it heightens the sense of importance of a story" "It's just a little trick that I'm going to do all the time forever in my life where it creates a tiny bit of anticipation he hears what it forces you to want to hear the next sentence" 'My mother has never been home before I arrived home we are latch key kids in the 1980s actually the 1970s right yeah the 1970s and my mom is never home but today she's home'  “By pointing out that hearing my mother's name is so weird because she's never home it indicates to the audience [that]

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