# The keys to doing long-form Narrative Improv
Source URL:: https://blog.grahampoulter.com/2017/11/tips-for-narrative-improv.html
Here are some key ingredients for full-length improvised plays known as Narrative Improv. Tips for the story spine, normalcy, the protagonist, consequences and clarity. [4 minutes]
## Highlights
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> It's almost impossible to spend too much time on the "once upon a time ... and every day" part of the show where everything that happens is stuff that always happens. Even if two characters start in a sword fight, that's just something they do every day.