STORY by Greg Changnon

Jordan L

2014-08-27 15:24:43 UTC

What makes a story a story... definitely complex. A story needs to have something extraordinary, as explained by Greg.

You need to have something out of the ordinary, whether it be fictional, or non-fictional. A climax would be recommended, as well as a resolution. An outline is needed, otherwise it would just a be dreary, and non-exciting. And something exciting is ALWAYS needed in a story. In order for a fictional story to be told, it must have evil and good, in any form.

Molly Wrede

2014-08-27 15:24:48 UTC

A story needs feeling action and talking to make someone more interested in it. If its just description and no talking or action, the person reading it or listning to it will get bored.

Ben

2014-08-27 15:24:50 UTC

A story needs many things to be a story. It needs interesting characters to keep you reading the book. It needs a good plot and theme. And the author also needs to describe the setting in a very descriptive way.

Aidan Babuka Black

2014-08-27 15:24:51 UTC

A story needs a lot of things in order to make it a legitimate story. When stories were first told they were for entertainment, so one of the elements of a story has to be something you enjoy and want to do not something you make yourself read or listen to. As long as you enjoy the story it could be anything as small as "Baby shoes for sale. Never worn" to a three hundred page novel. One of the things I've always though was important was the character's attitude towards everything. If I could relate to the character a little more I tended to like the story more. A story needs to be something you remember.

zoya fazal

2014-08-27 15:24:52 UTC

In order for a story to be a good and organized story, it has to have a setting, a problem, a theme, and some characters.

Aaren Evans

2014-08-27 15:24:52 UTC

A story needs to have a beginning, middle and end. If there isn't a plot line or the plot line isn't interesting, the book will be boring to most readers. Most best selling books for kids are fantasies because children love to make things up.

Andie Mancusi-Ungaro

2014-08-27 15:24:54 UTC

a story needs content. A story can be true, or untrue. A story doesn't need to be believable, but it can be. A story can be written by anyone or anything. A story exists among everyone.

Liana Valdes

2014-08-27 15:24:54 UTC

A story needs a plot to be a story. Without emotion, action, or a purpose, a story is boring and doesn't get you thinking. Most stories want you to put some effort into what the lesson might be.

Anna Zheng

2014-08-27 15:24:55 UTC

An idea

A meaning

I think those are present in all stories, but something that reaches out to the reader, or makes the reader reach is something I think essential to a good story. True, different points will appeal to different people, but something must either reach out or pull in.

Caroline Porkert

2014-08-27 15:24:56 UTC

I think that a story needs to have believable

characters or descriptions. The storyline needs

to have a believable path. The characters need

to react in believable ways. Overall A story of any kind

has to be believable.

Lila Morrison

2014-08-27 15:25:03 UTC

I think it needs emotions, dialog , a plot. It also needs more than one character. It needs an other and a title. Stories can also be spoken. Then people wouldn't know the author as we'll if it was just a story past on from person to person.

Nicholas Lin

2014-08-27 15:25:14 UTC

What makes a story is not just words on a page or a pencil on paper where someone threw up

on the paper it is the plot and the characters a story needs a beginning a middle and an end. A story also needs a climax or a height of the excitement and also a problem that the main character can solve that is what makes a good story.

Lorenzo Sacchi/ Thomas Ulmer

2014-08-27 15:25:25 UTC

A story does not need much to be classified as a story, however, Thomas and I agree that a story at least needs a conflict/problem, characters, and a plot to be thought of as a story, but that is about it. There is no specific format stories follow, there doesn't need to be a grand adventure, a story can simply have a lesson, and that is why it is a story.

Batman

2014-08-27 15:25:46 UTC

A story can be anything. From

A small little chirp on the news

"Today, no one wuz diagnosed with

terminal lung cancer"

That story had no characters, but

It was still a news story. Why

is it considered a story. Shouldn't

a story have a plot, with characters?

An adventure? I DONT GET IT!!!!!!

Well neither do I.

I guess, to be a story, there need to

Be words?

We'll not always, young one. Think

about stories perceived through

dance. They have no words,

but still tell a story through motions.

If a story doesn't need words,

characters, a plot, than what does

It need. A point, maybe. An idea

to portray.

Well every story has an idea.

I like food.

That news story has an idea. A guy

who likes food.

Now, since we aren't talking about

GOOD or INTERESTING stories, and since the first property of a story is conflict, and since no one wants to read a story without a character, the

only thing a story needs...

IS A WRITER.

No story can exist without a writer to give the idea, and a writer to write.

Therefore, in the words of BATMAN, a story needs a writer.

In the words of Greg, there is conflict. Therefore my entire point was demolished by the realization that stories need characters, conflict, etc.

Relatable characters

A good plot

A sensible track and timeline

An understandable plot

Conflict

Climax

Thank you for explaining

Story = Characters + Conflict

Rose dennis

2014-08-27 15:25:59 UTC

A story needs a plot, it needs characters.

Andie Mancusi-Ungaro

2014-08-27 15:28:35 UTC

a story has a point to something.

Aaren Evans

2014-08-27 15:29:09 UTC

Most amazing stories have action or romance.