The preliminary step in all cases is
_Analysis of the Story._
The aim, then, is
to _reduce_ a long story or to _amplify_ a short one.

For the first, the need is
_Elimination_ of secondary threads of narrative,
extra personages,
description,
irrelevant events.

For the second, the great need is of
_Realising Imagination_.

For both, it is desirable to keep

_Close Logical Sequence_,
_A Single Point of View_,
_Simple Language_,
_The Point at the End._




CHAPTER IV

HOW TO TELL THE STORY