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STORY CONCEPT AND STORY PREMISE: DO YOU KNOW THE CRUCIAL DIFFERENCE?

By: K.M. Weiland

What’s up with story concept and story premise? Are they interchangeable words for the same idea–or are they separate tools with their own important jobs to fulfill?

I know you guys picked Door #2–’cause you’re wicked smart like that. But it’s a fact: “story concept” and “story premise” are often used interchangeably, which just goes to highlight the rampant confusion about them. So what’s the diff? And why does it matter? Storyfixer Larry Brooks said it as concisely as anybody in his free PDF Deadly Faux’s Inner Life:

A story about what it was like to be on the Titanic on the night of its sinking… that is NOT a premise. It is a concept only.

Let’s take a closer look at how to tell the difference.

What Is a Story Concept?

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Read the full article HERE!

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Happy writing and running, Kathy