Talk:Story arc/Archive 1

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thanks for spoiling seinfeld season 7 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.73.176.209 (talk) 03:55, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

Dramatic structure: a change?
This paragraph asserts that the function of a story arc is "to effect a change" in the main character(s). Any support for this? It seems to me that an arc can just as easily work as just a longer version of a standalone episode, where the basic situation is eventually restored. Ccoll 19:04, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

This is a very limited and short sighted view of a story arc: Below are JUST A FEW variations. Please don't limit the story arc definition!!! In a character-based story, the character works through a series of obstacles to solve an internal emotional problem. This is the classic "3 act play" pattern with rising and falling action. This "classic threes" story arc comes from traditional literature. Current books with just rising action do not "end" with a resolution. The reader is left to guess what happened.With concept-based story arcs, if the character does not solve an internal emotional problem, the book may have a nonfiction story arc.Nonfiction "Concept-Based" Story Arcs _In a concept-based story, an idea drives the story. How the character feels inside does not determine what happens next in the story.Sequence;Question and Answer (a problem - resolution variation); A Day in the Life (begins in the morning, ends at night) ; The Journey (travels from one place to another); Predictable (a clue in the text tells you what happens next) ; Cumulative (repeats and builds, like The House that Jack Built); Cause and Effect (one thing leads to another); Compare and Contrast (an elephant is big, a mouse is small); Definition (tells what something is); General to Specific (shows the big idea, then gives examples) ; Simple to Complex (starts small and shows how it builds); Compare and Contrast (gives equal weight to both sides); Familiar to Unfamiliar (familiar info leads to new info); Problem- Resolution (begins with a problem and solves it); Mix and Match Picture books often have more than one story arc.(75.66.57.233 (talk) 23:59, 3 December 2008 (UTC))

Worst page Ever
This is the worst Wikipedia page of all time. This explains nothing about a Story Arc. Can we at least get some visual examples in here and explain the anatomy of a story arc and how it works? Right now this page is useless to anyone wanting information for writing purposes. Sixthcrusifix (talk) 20:22, 24 September 2009 (UTC)
 * True, but not particulaly constructive! Westmorlandia (talk) 13:38, 3 March 2010 (UTC)