HOW TO WRITE NARRATIVE SUMMARY (that’s actually interesting) | theory, tips, & examples

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0:00 - intro
0:26 - scene vs summary
1:52 - when to use summary
3:50 - psychic distance/how to write thoughts
7:33 - use voice tone and emotion
8:06 - keep the psychic distance close
9:22 - be specific
10:09 - be generous with information
10:49 - access emotions and opinions
11:43 - conflict, goals, tension
12:24 - understand the relationship to time
13:38 - use showing and telling
14:37 - use dialogue
15:07 - unpack ideas set up in scene
16:00 - use sentence structure as pacing
16:30 - example #1
20:37 - example #2
22:11 - example #3

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