Problem

📖Story Brief #17

The problem is what the character must solve.

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Read deep — not just the surface.

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If you can't point to it on the page, it's a guess.

What You'll Learn

The problem is what the character must solve. Many stories have one. The problem is what the character must solve. Many stories have a problem.

The problem is what the character must solve.

Many stories have a problem.

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What is the problem in a story?

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“What was the main idea of what you read today?”

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