narrative strategy
How tales unfold
Narrative strategy refers to the deliberate techniques a storyteller uses to shape how a story is told and received.
This includes choices about point of view, pacing, structure, and what information to reveal or withhold.
A detective novel might use an unreliable narrator as its narrative strategy; a film might employ flashbacks.
The author's narrative strategy keeps readers guessing until the final chapter.
- plot structureNarrative's organizational framework
- moral conflictClash of competing values
- foreshadowingHinting at later events
- red herringIntentional misleading distraction
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
time jump · dual timeline · symbolism · framing device · frame story · cultural critique · interior monologue · dramatic monologue · show don't tell · allegory · social commentary · redemption arcs · cliffhanger · ticking clock · slow burn · imagery · power dynamics · irony
narrative strategystream of consciousness
Narrative mimicking uninterrupted thought
automatic writing · free association · improvisation · formlessness · plotlessness
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