A Good Story...

What makes a story good story? I don't meant he greatest story in the world, all I mean is a story that has the essentials down and all the main pillars of a story covered. When it comes to stories, there might be many factors that make it good, but here are a few factors that I thought would be the most essential:

1- Coherence and Cohesion.

2- Descriptiveness and Emotion.

3- Story Development.

Reading a story with terrible grammar or without linking words can be a pain. Which is why it plays a very essential role in writing a great story. After all, a story would make no sense at all without grammar and punctuation. To maintain the coherence and cohesion of a story, you have to order events in a logical order and use proper punctuation, grammar, linking words...etc.

(I saw a bird. Then, I approached it. I heard its sound. I thought it was nice). This piece has “okay” grammar, but it is as boring and dry as it gets. (I spotted a gracefully gliding white bird like an angel in the sky. Its cries were the most soothing music I have ever heard. I’ve never seen anything more beautiful). This one on the other hand, is full of life, and an example of something I’d enjoy reading. Even though both writings are about the same exact thing, they couldn't be more different. The difference between the two is caused by the difference in descriptiveness between the two. That, and how much the writer cared about the writing and put his heart into it.

Every great story has a great storyline, and that great story line has five stages: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action,and resolution. The exposition is the stage where the story’s “world” is introduced to the reader. Rising action is when the events start progressing and building up, leading to the climax; where the elephant in the room is addressed. After that, falling action is when the events start to slow down and the story starts to clarify, leading to the resolution when the everything becomes clear, all mysteries uncovered and all issues resolved. The resolution is the most memorable part of a story; because it leaves a final impression on the reader.

No matter how good the story is, no matter how creative, coherent, cohesive, or descriptive the writer is, the conclusion defines the impression left in the reader’s head. So a dull conclusion leaves the reader with a dull impression of the story. “The resolution is the most memorable part of a story” (Almoamen). So when writing a story, forget the valuable lessons and the intriguing plot twists and the fascinating adventure. Instead, focus on how to best tell the story. How to maintain coherence, how to induce life into it, how to structure the story, and in the end, how to make the conclusion memorable.