Jun 02 2007
1 – Words
This is the first and most minute level of detail of the eight levels in the Story Gamut, my way of classifying story elements on a scale from micro-elements to macro-elements. It is the most minute element: encompassing issues like word choice, the sounds of words and whether or not they resonate with their meanings or are at a discord with those meanings, and character naming. At this level, small details can have great effect: turning your antelope into cantaloupe.