The narrative arc described by Kurt Vonnegut

This courtesy of Nicholas Bate; Kurt Vonnegut describes the power of the narrative arc (or arcs):

• Nicholas’ post here
• The original post and video, on aeon, here
• Handy infographics designed from Vonnegut’s work, here

And, more on the late, great Mr Vonnegut here and here.

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