Six Ways the War in Ukraine Can Help Storytellers Improve Their Writing

Study these aspects of the human condition; improve your storytelling.

Real life examples from the war in Ukraine storytellers can use to improve their craft.

Dear Esteemed Fellow Storytellers:

Have you seen these six obvious examples of important story elements we can all be learning from the Russian invasion of Ukraine? Are you studying the ways they can benefit you in your writing?

While not inclusive of all they ways available, these six factors are each crucial to telling a great or even good story.

Why? Because they provide a greater understanding of the human condition.

They feature story elements that make hating the evil antagonist that much more! But more importantly, they also provide the best ways to make the antagonist’s situation more empathetic. The points make your characters more memorable and more dimensional; thus, more captivating.

As you know, the more we make our characters more relatable, the more likely our readers are to understand our stories.

What are these six examples that show the essence of the human condition?

1. Love thy neighbor as well as thyself
2. Choosing the best of two bad situations
3. Every antagonist is the hero of their own…