Books and creative writing teachers explain the term "Event" with examples such as the following:

"Suppose you park your car outside your office.  You go in and work for four hours straight, and when you come out again, the car is wet.  While you were inside working, an Event—in this case, rain—has taken place."  

Was the rain an Event?  Well, I suppose it was.  But it sure wasn't made of Dramatic Change.

Now, consider the following example:

"Suppose you park your car outside your office, and you go in with the intention of working for four hours straight, but a few minutes later you hear a runaway semi careening through the street.  You run outside in time to see the semi totaling your car into a pile of shapeless, corroded steel."

Was that an event?

Heck, yeah!

Did it have Dramatic Change?

Absolutely.

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