How to tell a story

How to tell a story

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Repackaging stories

I've been fascinated with the notion that screenplays, in their sleek concise form today, suggest a new narrative form best read on small electronic devices, once the film jargon is removed. Moreover, the new short narrative forms now marketed at Amazon embrace this possibility. Stories driven by what screenwriters call vertical writing.

This summer I'll convert one of my splays in just this way. If it works out I have a couple dozen stories I can convert. The possibilities are a little mind boggling.