11.38: The Elemental Relationship as a Sub-Genre
We find the elemental relationship in all kinds of stories that are not fundamentally about relationships. The intimate interaction between characters is part of how we define the characters, how we understand who they are as they go on to do the stuff that the story is about.
In this episode we’ll talk about how to apply the principles of relationship writing to stories whose page-turning impetus comes from somewhere else.
Credits: this episode was recorded by Jeff Cools, and mastered by Alex Jackson.
Homework: Take your notes from the rom-com homework two weeks ago, and build a different relationship onto those beats.
Thing of the week: And I Darken, by Kiersten White, narrated by Fiona Hardingham.
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