# 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 > [!quote]+ %%Updated on Wed Apr 10 2024 10:20:29 GMT-0400%% > > 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.