Erik Larson

Anytime you look at someone in detail, you're putting the camera on that person. What I typically look for is one or two or three really strong characters who will hold the narrative throughout the work.

American Author

James Cameron

So much of literary sci-fi is about creating worlds that are rich and detailed and make sense at a social level. We'll create a world for people and then later present a narrative in that world.

American Director

Eric Schlosser

Fast Food Nation' isn't about my journey into the dark world of fast food and the prison book is not about my journey into the prison world. I'm not using myself as any kind of narrative link.

American Journalist

Viola Davis

I have had issues in the past with the characters and the limitations of the characters and the structure of the narratives given to me as a woman of color.

American Actress

Jeff Bezos

You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world.

American Businessman

Jim Crace

I'm not a new-agey person, but narrative is ancient and wise and generous.

English Writer

George Armstrong Custer

My purpose is to make my narrative as truthful as possible.

American Soldier

Tridha Choudhury

What's important is how the character drives the narrative.

Indian Actress

Kevin Reilly

Narrative storytelling is wired into our humanity.

Liza Soberano

Filipino Actress

Consider 'narrative' as a detailed description of multiple interconnected events.

Detailed Events

Understand that 'narrative' may reflect the speaker's personal perspective.

Subjective View

Expect a narrative to exhibit emotive and expressive language features.

Expressive Language

Remember, 'narrative' can vary from chronological to complex structures.

Structural Variance

Study how 'narrative' can be manipulated to create suspense or surprise.

Creative Device

Narrative as an adjective enhances the visual storytelling aspect.

Enhances Imagery

Look for descriptive elements that illustrate a 'narrative' approach.

Descriptive Focus

Be aware that 'narrative' can be shaped by cultural or social viewpoints.

Perspective Awareness

Know that questioning the prevailing 'narrative' can provide deeper insights.

Challenge Assumptions

 The head says there's a way forward. The head says there is a policy framework, there's a common narrative, there's a mechanism through regular summitry to do these things and to make them better. But the heart must also find a way to reimagine the possibilities of the America-China relationship, and the possibilities of China's future engagement in the world.

Are China and the US...

 a nationwide effort that ultimately helped topple Poland's communist government. Getting early wins sets in motion a positive feedback loop, a contagion, a belief, a motivation. It requires pressuring policymakers, using the media to change narrative, making arguments in public,

How to turn protest into...

 We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents in relation to the circumstances they help to create for us. But, you know, we have become obsessed with this linear narrative. And probably the pinnacle for education is getting you to college.

Bring on the learning...

 Of course, these narrative principles transcend classic Greek tragedy. In Shakespeare's canon, we see Hamlet's indecisiveness lead to a series of bad decisions, or perhaps non-decisions, that culminate in the death of almost every character in the play,

Why tragedies are...

 into a single narrative. To recite these massive epics live, rhapsodes employed a steady meter, along with mnemonic devices, like repetition of memorized passages or set pieces. These included descriptions of scenery and lists of characters,

Everything you need to...

 a malevolent presence in a built landscape what's missing in all of these what's missing is some image or narrative of ourselves in that scene as constructive agents using fire to make a more habitable world so let's go back to

How fire shapes...

 season directors also play into viewers fantasies about south asia despite the region's diversity and rapid changes certain narratives persist around poverty enlightenment and enchantment india itself is a stereotype character

After Decades of...

 But while the characters and their psychologies are gripping, Tolstoy is not afraid to interrupt the narrative to pose insightful questions about history. Why do wars start? What are good battlefield tactics?

Why should you read...

 that we logically and emotionally decode as complex narratives that move us to fight, cry, sing, and think, that are strong enough not only to hold up a world that is completely invented by the author,

How to build a fictional...

 But this painting stands apart from the quiet narrative scenes that we observe from afar in many of Vermeer's paintings. A girl reading a letter. A piano lesson. A portrait artist at work.