{"product_id":"conventions-and-obligatory-moments-the-must-haves-to-meet-audience-expectations-9781645010296","title":"Conventions and Obligatory Moments: The Must-haves to Meet Audience Expectations","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs writers, we all struggle to transform the messy raw materials in our minds into stories that will reach readers' hearts. When it works, it feels like magic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what really makes that magic happen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA few essential components, which Story Grid calls conventions and obligatory moments, can span the distance between writers and readers. It's those conventions and moments that fulfill readers' expectations in every story-from gripping action tales to tender romances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Conventions and Obligatory Moments,  veteran Story Grid editors Kimberly Kessler and Leslie Watts provide the first comprehensive Story Grid guide to these essential elements of the writer's craft. Kessler and Watts illustrate each concept with examples from classic masterworks, including Treasure Island, Murder on the Orient Express,  and Pride and Prejudice. And they situate conventions and obligatory moments within the larger world of the Story Grid methodology, including the Four Core Framework and the Five Commandments of Storytelling. They teach writers precisely how each genre's conventions set up critical changes, and how obligatory moments pay off those changes to meet readers' expectations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReady to make your own magic?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Grid Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645010296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.18d","brand":"Kim Kessler, Leslie Watts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40367125233845,"sku":"9781645010296","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_adb84d38-de87-4ffc-bc36-ddcdb08b86dd.jpg?v=1624979924","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/conventions-and-obligatory-moments-the-must-haves-to-meet-audience-expectations-9781645010296","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}