Tampa Bay Times reporter Lane DeGregory and I worked together years ago, in another newsroom, and we figured out along the way that it was important to adjust the way we talked about stories. A shared vocabulary helps when you’re looking to tell narratives.
Here are some of the words in our dictionary:
Action
Arc
Cinematic
Character
Denouement
Dialogue
Foreshadowing
Pace
Perspective
Promise (or payoff)
Tension
Theme
Sense of place
Senses
Tension
Witness
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