Session 7: Not So Simply Put, Tell You Your Story

Remember Session One? Well, it’s back. But this time it’s come with extra baggage. So, let’s do this.

The MICE Quotient: A Writer’s Four Friends.

The MICE Quotient is a great tool to use. It is a concept that came from the books Character and Viewpoint and How to Write Science Fiction, both by Orson Scott Card. Each letter in MICE stands for a type of story that exists, mainly milieu, idea, character, and event.

Todorov’s Theory of Narrative

Todorov’s Theory of Narrative has five aspects that are easy to follow but also broad. These aspects can also be used to structure the entire story or arcs within the story.