Story Structure

Here we represent the simplest most abstract version of a story. A character in a place and time takes action that has consequences. There is much more to be said about each of these components of story. **I MUST PUT THIS INTO THE SUPER COLLAORATOR**.

Since my main concern is with narrative nonfiction, I reference Story Craft by Jack Hart.

"Bob fell overboard and never surfaced." is a sparse but structurally complete story.

Here we explore story as a network model that answers the Six Nested Questions in narrative form.

**SETTINGS** (PLACE/**WHERE?**, TIME/**WHEN?**, CULTURE, MOOD)

**STAGE and STAGING**

# Narrative Components

**CHARACTERS** (PEOPLE & ORGANIZATIONS/**WHO?**, ACTORS, ROLES, MOTIVES/**WHY?**) DIALOGUE/INTERACTION

**SCENES** (EPISODES, SEQUENCES OF: PEOPLE/**WHO?**, PLACE/**WHERE?**, AFFORDANCES/**WHAT? & HOW?** DIALOGUE/INTERACTION INCREMENTAL ACTION/**WHAT?**) **STAGE (STAGING)**

**PLOT** (CHANGING MOTIVES/**WHY?**, CHANGING ACTION (causes and effects), CHANGING STRATEGY-TACTICS/**HOW?**, CHANGING TIME/**WHEN?**)

**LEARNING** (OUTCOMES, REALIZATION, INSIGHT)