tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552513237124348566.post8170306386379041948..comments2023-06-18T10:26:46.456+01:00Comments on Squidge's Scribbles: Story Shapes - according to Chuck WendigKatherine Hetzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558829833528787055noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552513237124348566.post-28852326236722097112015-02-10T11:36:10.068+00:002015-02-10T11:36:10.068+00:00I think you're absolutely right, Abi, in the s...I think you're absolutely right, Abi, in the sense that overthinking can really knock the life out of a story. I get lost if I try to follow others' methods too closely.<br /><br />However, as a tool to spark an idea or a direction to take you in...or even a different way of seeing the twists and turns of story if, like me, you're not a plotter...I think these kind of studies are sometimes very useful. I tend to use what works for me and discard the rest. Chuck's post resonated with me because I'm much more of a bigger picture than detail person and his suggestions in this case are loose enough for me to take some of it on board without having to analyse what I'm doing too much. <br /><br />That said, the planning - and I use that term loosely - that I have done so far using different methods has cemented the story more firmly into my head before I begin that 'let it be written' phase... I might still end up with an organic entity as you described (!) but it'll be a start. ;)Katherine Hetzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558829833528787055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-552513237124348566.post-44460976476793682292015-02-10T11:05:38.214+00:002015-02-10T11:05:38.214+00:00I just wonder if sometimes we 'overthink' ...I just wonder if sometimes we 'overthink' the whole story writing process with arc this and motivation that. Sure the characters need to have depth and we have to care, but this whole scientific dilemma / resolution stuff does my head in. With my current WIP I am trying to let it write itself. It's a kind of organic entity - so is a steaming pile of crap for that matter... Oh, I've just come over all philosophical.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05762345180091129162noreply@blogger.com