#170 – The One Thing You Must Have to Tell A Truly Great Story

The thing that everyone expects from a story but doesn’t exist

We’ve all heard the cliché and rolled our eyes a bit (or at least the cynical among us did): “every ending is a new beginning.” 🙄 How trite, right?

But the thing about cliches is that they’re cliché but also true. That’s what makes them what they are. And this particular one is especially true for great stories.

Think of the end of the first Star Wars mo…