Every journey includes a discovery, whether it is physical, emotional, or psychological. There is always something discovered. In storytelling whenever our characters journey forth into the world they make discoveries and it often changes them in some way.
The word discover comes from the Late Latin word "discooperire." This word comes from 'dis' meaning "opposite of" and 'cooperire' meaning "to cover up." So literally to discover something is to uncover it. This process of uncovering is transformative and plays a huge role in storytelling.
As storytellers we need to make good use of moments of discovery. Our characters have an opportunity to be more than archetypes or flat unchanging shadows of reality. Our characters can connect to our audiences in a powerful way through the moment of discovery.
Go forth and discover!
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