Narrative Snippets

Overview

Turn raw source material into structured stories by identifying universal narrative beats. Instead of describing what makes a good story, this skill shows you how to deconstruct and reconstruct them.

The core insight: Stories follow predictable patterns. When you can identify those patterns in source material, you can extract and reshape them for any format - blog posts, cold opens, social content, newsletters.

The Universal Story Structure

Every compelling snippet follows these beats:

The Six Beats