COMM 310 Study Guide - Mercy Rule, Steven Pinker, Mantra

• School: Regent University
• Department: Communication Studies
• Course: COMM 310
• Professor: Dr. Kevin Crawford

Document Summary

Study guide wired for story (introduction & chapters 5-9) When you are writing a story, where is the best place to start? (the author warns us that this is a trick question. ) The book warns us that specifics are good, but that less is often more. She says these things, when taken together, create the arena in which the story then proceeds to duke it out. she gives a list of the most common of these. The last of these opposing forces deals with mercy and the antagonist. David hume is quoted as saying, causality is the __________ of the universe. When it comes to keeping your story on track, it boils down to the mantra if, then, _________. She also expresses this as action, reaction, decision. Mark twain is quoted as saying a successful book is not made of finish the quote. Good judgment comes from experience, experience comes from .