Once upon a time, in a land far away, there lived a princess ... [TRIGGER WARNING: Contains dark themes, psychological torture, extreme violence, and scenes of a sexual nature. Does have HEA.]

You wouldn’t do it, would you? Set out to tell someone a story, give away the end and warn them about all the bits in the middle that you’re unsure of how they’ll be received?

“So Snow White, yeah? Don’t worry, some bloke snogged her back to life in the end ..."

Some tales are in the telling. Everyone knows how Romeo and poor ‘ole Jules end up. It doesn’t affect the countless remakes. No one’s expecting the Titanic to veer past that iceberg and make it safe to the Big Apple.

But nine times out of ten, you need the tension to make the story.

Excerpt from new blog on whether we're becoming better storytellers than story receivers here: http://torrie82.wix.com/torriemclean#...