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Exercise #938: Craft
Posted 4/1/22
If you did a Flash Fiction piece for the last Craft exercise, consider using it as a starting point for today's exercise. (It's okay not to, as well.)
According to a brief search on the Internet, the definition of "story plot" might be: "The sequence of events that shape a broader narrative, with every event causing or affecting each other." (From writers.com.)
Some of us plot carefully before we write and others don't plot at all, but the finished piece always has a plot. Without one, you won't hold the reader's attention. Sometimes there is more than one plot. How do you know when it's too many?
For a short story, you probably only want the main plot. A novel or a trilogy might have many subplots along with the main one. Once in a while I come across a book that has too much going on and I wonder if the author put in all the subplots on purpose.
For today's exercise, find a short story. It can be one of your own, one that's published, or one of our other listmembers' submissions (if you get permission to use it). List what the main plot is, then see if you can find any subplots. If you find any, list them.
Then write your own version, using the same plot. For your SUB, give us the main plot and any subplots either above or below your piece.
Critiquers, along with the usual grammar, spelling, etc, review, consider these questions:
* Could you relate to this piece? Why or why not?
* Was this piece helpful to you as a writer? Why or why not?
Word limit: 1200
Please use the subject line
SUB: Exercise #938/yourname
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