We have the answers – what were the questions? With so many universities and classes starting to have their various curricula online, we shopped around to look at various definitions and opinions on what elements make up stories of varying lengths. Then we throw out some of our favorite stories and compare against the formula, to test for accuracy.
Mentions from Episode 42:
- Flash fiction elements
- Short story elements
- Elements of a novel
- Nicholas Was by Neil Gaiman
- Jackalope Wives by Ursula Vernon
- Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
- There is only one myth: Joseph Campbell (Dave’s obligatory shout-out to the most influential theorist on story, plot and theme)
- The dark side of the crone: “Baba Yaga is bitchy and is fed up with your shit”
