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By sweetblood
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09 May 2006 |
hi!this is an opening for a story so im wondering if you could help me and advise me on how i can create a good gripping story.very short but this is mt first time on this website.
thanks for ur help.
bye. When the prospects seem bleak nothing seems special to lock in the heart you becomr weary from all which marathpns your conscience,but its defiant and you dont whats important till its lost or gone... |
Let yourself go!!
Written by alastair79 (47 comments posted) 9th May 2006 | | I have done this many times, written an opening statement and then not really known where to take it. Possibly you should come up with a story first, but sometimes if you just start to type after this and allow the words move at there own pace it can form in your head as you go. It’s an interesting way to work, as you never know where the piece will take you. | Er.. um....
Written by gerardconnolly (1186 comments posted) 9th May 2006 | Difficult one this as I am convinced that the art of storytelling is emphatically not something you can 'learn', in that sense of the word. Yes; you can learn to tell stories; but that is quite a different thing. Maybe that is what you are asking but from your introduction it doesn't sound like that.
Two questions : Is English your first language? I say this as there is nothing wrong with that, but I found it hard to comprehend your opening gobbet and although there are a legion of storytellers whose initial tongue is not English, including myself, it is crucial to understand this when dishing out otherwise commonplace advice.
Secondly, and assuming the answer to the first question to be yes, it is not easy to see how anyone can be stuck for a story however banal that cannot be worked upon as hinted by Alistair above. OK it may sound a touch brutal to say, just do it. But anyone serious about telling a tale will have some semblence of what he/she wants to say; otherwise it is difficult to imagine why you wish to go down that route. There is no shame in adapting the ideas of others, many fine storytellers do. But until you have answered the question as to why you want to tell a tale [sic] I find it puzzling why you should want to know how to.Putting this anothr way, what is so alluring about getting something over to others? Once you have answered this you are well on your way to discovering the means to do so.
Best wishes. | An itch
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3452 comments posted) 9th May 2006 | I've just come from the comedy forum where there is a spat about what is funny or not. And any answer we give you on what is a gripping story will be subjective too. I am not gripped by SF others are. I'm sure we all have our own ideas on what is a gripping story.
The received wisdom is to create believable characters which we will want to follow through a logically satisying plot and have a larger theme to give it depth. But how many stories actually follow that format.
For me writing is an itch I just have to scratch. Do you have that itch. If so write it all up and then put it here. At least we'll have something to comment on
cheers
BBS | discipline vs. freeflow
Written by Bagheera (683 comments posted) 10th May 2006 | Hi sweeblood
Just a thought from me!
Generally I agree with what's already said, no need for me to repeat the good advoce of others.
You might find it a useful exercise to "Take a deep breath" and ask yourself "Where am I going with this?"
The 'stream of consciousness' philosophy of writing whatever "feels" important enough to set down on the page before it's lost forever is fine, but very demanding.
I like to break things down into shorter sentences (I find it's easier to edit things afterwards if it becomes necessary).
Hope this helps  |
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