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minimalrho's avatar

There are a lot of these "truisms" about writing that just seem dogmatic. The existence of slice-of-life media shows that not all stories need tension or conflict. I'm not a writer, but the whole "your story needs X" attitude bugs me.

Connie Sun's avatar

True, it's more a hallmark of western storytelling conventions 😅

Penny Schneider's avatar

Yes, yes and yes.

O.D. Doodlewanker's avatar

Delightful . Life is hard and so is art 😉