Comments on: Plot? What Plot?

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:52:53 +0000

Unveil now!

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:53:52 +0000

So, have you moved forward on any of your own writing?

By: Sagan

Sagan — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:04:35 +0000

"If you can’t tell a story in 500 words, you sure won’t do it in 500,000 words. Trust me." So true.

Ah the joys of writing!

By: Tami

Tami — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:33:47 +0000

Got that one.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:31:41 +0000

Any notification?

By: Tami

Tami — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:41:43 +0000

True, true. There is a portion of commercial (paid) writing that is for the reader, not the writer, but the vast majority should always be for the writer.

I have a problem coming up with external conflict. I'm so character-centric that I come up with internal conflict galore, but adding in kidnappings and bad guys and battles is exactly that - added in.

It's almost never where I start thinking about the story.

(also, I'm not sure your follow up comments notify thinger is working. *pokes it*)

By: Charlie

Charlie — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:27:22 +0000

...that other people care about Ay, there's the rub! I go back and forth on that but in the end I'm forced to return to this: it doesn't matter. If I like it, it will be as good as I can possibly make it. I can't design it or implement it in a fashion engineered to force others to like it.

By: Tami

Tami — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 13:19:03 +0000

*laughs* Ah, I remember the day I realized I actually needed a plot.

It wasn't that long ago, and I'm still trying to figure out just exactly how to go about making one that other people care about.

Woot for your continued writing adventures, and doublewoot for synopsis!