PLOT

[kristajhl]

From Elizabeth Bowen's essay  "Notes on Writing a Novel" at Narrative Magazine.

My favorite:  "...it must, therefore, contain uncontradictable truth, to warrant the original lie."

"Plot.-Essential. The Pre-Essential. Plot might seem to be a matter of choice. It is not. The particular plot is something the novelist is driven to. It is what is left

Comments

[hildebabble]

Love the snippet.

Is this the research of the inherently curious, or might I infer a novel is on the horizon?

[kristajhl]

you.

i'm afraid all you can infer is that i want there to be a novel on the horizon.

[hildebabble]

Bah!

I infer what I please.

I await a novel of utter stupendousness.

[kristajhl]

ha!
to prove my point, i'll wager you'll beat me to a novel of utter stupendousness. :)
i'll wager a hundred bucks, a vegetable crisper full of beer, and a case of popsicles of your choice.

[ariadne_3]

I love it.

What a nice way of thinking about it.

[kristajhl]

Yeah, she's pretty cool. Glad you liked it!