what does on premise mean
The Premise of Your Story. âPremiseâ comes from two Latin words, meaning to put before. For instance, the premise of The Three Little Pigs is âFoolishness leads to death, and wisdom leads to happiness.â (Itâs not three little pigs get scared by a wolf and make bad building decisions.) Every story has one premise. Only one. This premise is the underlying idea of your story-the foundation that supports your entire plot. If you can establish what your premise is at the beginning of your project, you will have an easier time writing your story. Thatâs because the fundamental concept you create in advance will drive the actions of your characters. Once you establish your premise, you then set out to create a plot that proves it.