High-concept storytelling in Gone 6: Ending big, promising bigger

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Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
Gone
Michael Grant
high concept narrative
narrative structure
maintaining tension
narrative hooks
describing emotion
describing threats
dialogue
project
Purpose
Finishing a chapter big, but promising bigger to keep the audience reading.
Description
This lesson concludes the examination of the structure of the first chapter of Gone. How does the author wrap up the chapter, maintain tension, and use twists to make you want to keep reading? We rewrite the passage looking at each of these details, and end with a checkpoint piece.
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