Learning About Storytelling

We learned about story telling today. We learned about "Freytag's Pyramid", a story should have a beginning middle and end with specific events in between. I found it interesting that using this formula I could create very simple stories while having much substance. Our teacher gave us a small example of a guy (I named him Clark) going to get chips for a party. I began to obsess over such a simple story and decided to add in details and events into Clark's life. Weird, I know, but I figured it would be an excellent start to writing stories.

Meet Clark. He lives in a house. In this house are some of Clark's closest friends. Clark's kinda uptight, he likes things to go his way. Clark is always worried about being on time and when he makes things they have to be perfect. Clark's housemates rarely let him cook dinner because what Clark ends up making usually gets burnt and then Clark locks himself in his room for days. Clark's housemates hate when Clark worries. 

I decided that I'd give Clark and his housemates some specific features to help set the story's introduction. From here I can now tell any number of stories about Clark and his housemates. I can do dramas, comedies, romances... All involving Clark and his housemates.

I'm beginning to understand storytelling now... What's behind that door? What is in store for those women who are going to "Work Abroad in Singapore"?