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Does Tim Actually Get It Right? How to Nail the Narrative Device

Story Grid Writing Podcast

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The First Trope Pays Off Mechanically

"I think what we're saying about the charismatic attachment is absolutely right and it's about what Sam wants to do, but we also have to have the mechanics to enable her to do what she wants to do," says writer. "So that's where the elevation of that first trope pays off mechanically to allow that to be an output in that first half of the sentence" He adds: "In my estimation, this is really well done, but you can only do it once."

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