He also draws from real life incidents to flesh out the story.

Balloons become costumes for the children in the audience who will act out the story.

Beneath the text, Arthur and his family act out the story.

The movie is shot in real time, with many flashbacks to flesh out the story.

That would not only make my editor back in Boston happy, but flesh out the story.

With each new arrival, evolution had played out the same story.

Drama was added by the author to flesh out the story.

Later he talked to Joey's girlfriend again and found out the true story.

Since you spoke of it, I've found out the story.

Using those quotes, the writer can flesh out the story and make it more about the people involved than the events themselves.