April 19, 2010

Kurt Vonnegut and Why Stories Appeal

In a post from last year, Derek Sivers writes about a talk he attended in which Kurt Vonnegut explained why stories appeal to people. Check it out here. Vonnegut drew up a few common story arcs like this one, for Cinderella:

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Apr 19, 2010 8:41:49 PM

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RamonGustav

I think you are not quite right and you should still studying the matter.

Posted by: RamonGustav | August 28, 2010 at 11:55 AM

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