Creative Writing Tips -
Writing is a creative process and how
every writer chooses to create, is individual
to them. Likewise, with plotting, every
writer plots at a level they are comfortable
with.
Some just plot the bare essentials. They
have a firm idea of the story they want
to write and have a good memory to be
able to memorize everything.
Others go into more detail. These writers
prefer to figure everything out before
they write the story.
How you plot will also depend on your
level of experience. For the beginner,
it's recommended to plot thoroughly.
Before writing, think of every possible
situation. Plot events thoroughly, plot
scenes to the last detail and generally
leave no questions unasked or unanswered.
This way you will always know where you're
going.
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Are You Using The 'What If' Technique
When Plotting?
Your short story of 500, 2.000, 10.000
words or whatever word length you choose
to write, will spring from a single idea
- Perhaps a one-sentence idea.
So when you are still in that one sentence
stage, using the 'What If,' technique
is a good way of generating ideas to build
on that initial story idea.
While you are in the plotting stage,
experiment. Your aim should be to write
the best story you can. Experiment to
see what bits and pieces you can put together
to write the best story ever.
So using 'What If,' ask yourself questions
then answer them.
- What if the character was like this?
- What if this happened to him?
- What if I placed him in this situation?
How would he react?
- What if I took this away from him?
- What if his worst fear came true?
- What if he doesn't get what he wants?
What will he do?
- What if I placed this obstacle in
his path? What will he do?
You'll be surprised what you come up
with, if you take the time to experiment.
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This article was posted on August
24, 2004
