Even the simplest story is an intricate web of images, events, ideas, emotions and characters
Beginning, middle and end
Characters with flaws
Conflict
Quest and self-discovery
Shared experience
Human verities
Balance
Dilemma
These are some of the ingredients of a good story, one that will be remembered and repeated. The sort of story, in other words, that we want to tell. These elements are present in everyone’s life. In collecting people’s stories, we must pay attention to these themes, look for them and bring them out.