I feel this in my soul
brain: we’re gonna write a scene while sleeping :)
me: we’re going to remember it in the morning, right?
brain: :)
me: right?
ever have a blorbo live in your brain for so long they become their own blorbo variant that’s no longer fully attached to their source material and your original blorbo is still beloved and dear to you but now you also have a mutant blorbo clone who is dear to you in a different way?
you ever hear a new song and immediately go “oooh the fake scenarios in my head are gonna love this”
If your plot feels flat, STUDY it! Your story might be lacking...
Stakes - What would happen if the protagonist failed? Would it really be such a bad thing if it happened?
Thematic relevance - Do the events of the story speak to a greater emotional or moral message? Is the conflict resolved in a way that befits the theme?
Urgency - How much time does the protagonist have to complete their goal? Are there multiple factors complicating the situation?
Drive - What motivates the protagonist? Are they an active player in the story, or are they repeatedly getting pushed around by external forces? Could you swap them out for a different character with no impact on the plot? On the flip side, do the other characters have sensible motivations of their own?
Yield - Is there foreshadowing? Do the protagonist's choices have unforeseen consequences down the road? Do they use knowledge or clues from the beginning, to help them in the end? Do they learn things about the other characters that weren't immediately obvious?
Does anyone else still have elaborate music playlists for stories you made up in your head and many OCs? Or is it just me? I'm also not embarrassed to admit I still pace around with music while imagining dramatic scenes from my stories. I might just be better at hiding it when someone else might come into the room HAHA.
R. - They/Them - Queer SF/F/Romance writer - Carrd with social media links.Avid fan of anything gay. This is my writing journal.
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