Story change devices

Disciplines > Storytelling > Story devices > Story change devices

Story devices and techniques are 'tricks of the trade' that authors use to make their story work effectively. Here are devices that change the story in some way.

• Discovery: Revelation that changes story.
• Fold: Changing direction mid-stream.
• Realization: The 'aha' moment.
• Reversal: Sudden change, for example of fortunes.
• Split: Breaking into separate story fragments.

See also

Extension devices