5/20/2023 0 Comments Legends and lattes book![]() ![]() It’s the main thing that keeps audiences glued to the screen or page. This is exactly what fans of light stories want, but tension is also one of our ANTS, the four critical elements that make stories popular. She won’t starve if it fails, and her life is rarely in danger. The stakes are whether or not her coffee shop will succeed. Protagonist Viv is trying to start a coffee shop rather than save the world. Usually, the low tension stems from less important stakes, which L&L certainly delivers. The whole point of light stories is having low tension. ![]() ![]() Spoiler Notice: Legends and Lattes Attachment and Novelty Are Critical Unfortunately, I didn’t have the perfect novel to use as an example… until now! Travis Baldree’s Legends and Lattes (L&L) is a coffee shop fantasy story where the tagline is literally “High Fantasy and Low Stakes.” Oh yeah, that’ll do nicely. A while back, I looked at The Black Company as a case study in dark storytelling, so it’s only fair to give light stories the same treatment. ![]()
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