Comments | ds_workshop: narrative vs. non-narrative plotting (the non-A-B-C-D plot Q)

verushka70 in ds_workshop

narrative vs. non-narrative plotting (the non-A-B-C-D plot Q)

Apr 22, 2008 12:32

Firstly, my apologies on the tardiness of this piece. I was supposed to go a week or two after nos4a2no9. Riiiight. *sigh* Anyway, here we go!

The original question was:

“What's the best way to structure a story that doesn't use a conventional A-B-C plotline? I want (desperately) to write a story that manipulates time and incorporates a lot of ( Read more... )

craft: plot, craft

Comments 12

buzzylittleb April 22 2008, 19:41:55 UTC

*squees* I love you! And I haven't started reading yet! I'll be back with some comments later, hopefully.

I currently have a lot of plot.

verushka70 April 25 2008, 13:56:22 UTC

Well, I hope it helps! It was difficult to write but, actually, I think it's helped me as a writer to work on this.

love_jackianto April 22 2008, 20:40:29 UTC

Thanks for posting this, I'm not a writer myself but I do love learning about the craft. I wouldn't know how to plot a story in my life depended on it, maybe I'll use your suggestions.

verushka70 April 25 2008, 13:57:26 UTC

Well, good luck! It's never as easy as it looks when you break plots down into their parts, but I hope there's useful stuff in here for you.

luzula April 25 2008, 09:50:17 UTC

Thanks for writing this, it's awesome!

verushka70 April 25 2008, 13:57:49 UTC

You're most welcome!

anna_luna April 27 2008, 17:39:51 UTC

You are a genius darling persona and I love you for writing this, especially because you used fic examples and the clear way you explained everything. THANK YOU!

verushka70 May 2 2008, 13:31:15 UTC

You are most welcome! Glad to be of service.

mergatrude May 1 2008, 04:32:37 UTC

This is an excellent post, and made me think very hard about the way I go about writing, and the different ways I could structure my writing. Usually I operate on an unconscious level - at least until the beta process.

And I confess that I still haven't untangled my own story completely!

verushka70 May 2 2008, 13:32:58 UTC

Thanks for your fb. Yes, it made me think about how I structure my stories too -- or don't! I much more go for the intuitive... but now I can see what's wrong with some of the stuff I've written.

And don't feel bad... I have a behemoth fic I haven't untangled yet, either! But I'm going to plot out the A-B-C-ness of it some time this weekend, to help me figure out what's missing and bridge the gaps, hopefully!