Title - Story values Tags -
Stories can be organised by the values achieved by the story.
Change
In stories used to demonstrate change in a person, the change should be transformational - e.g. from evil to good, cowardice to courage, boredom to passion.
Idea
An idea value is when a story leads you to a profoundly important idea.
An example of a story used to communicate an idea is Dan Kennedy’s account of hearing Earl Nightingale say that “there comes a time in everyone’s life when they will achieve more in the next 12 months than in the last 12 years” (or something to that effect). Dan used the story to demonstrate the value of speed.
Behaviour
A behaviour value is when the story demonstrates a specific change in the way you behave in a certain situation.
Outcome or possession
An outcome or possession is something you got as a result of the story.
[#kennedyIWW]: Dan S. Kennedy: Influential Writing Workshop.