Building a Bridge

"A story spans the distance from "before" to "after," when things are in flux. Therefore a story inherently chronicles something that is changing. Usually that "something" revolves around a problem the protagonist must solve in order to actually get from the shores of "before" to the banks of "after.""
                                           Wired for Story by Lisa Cron

"A novel is a chronicle of change."
                      Richard Peck