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Writing Hacked 2- Plot Writing
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I have no formal education in creative writing or literature whatsoever. I learned everything by myself through youtube, reading, research, understanding, and writing away as much as I can. I make a lot of mistakes whether it be grammatical or any other kind. I hope you can point them out and help me correct it so I can learn more. I will try my best to provide you errorless guidance though. I am not going to pretend to know everything because I really don't. I have a lot to discover yet.
Whatever I am going to tell you here is through my own understanding and experience.
Enjoy.
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💥Writing Hacked- 2💥
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD STORY
🔶2. The Trigger
It is the essence that drives the plot forwards.
This is the part where something new happens. A murder, a new opportunity, someone from the past, remembering a memory, a phone call... It could be anything as long as the entire story depends on it.
↪Example:
A. In my story, 'Garden Of Spiders' (which is published here on Writco and you can find it in the story section. ⚠SPOILERS ALERT⚠)
Maya discovers the body of her husband Josh in the house.
B. In Harry Potter, Harry receives his letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
C. In the Bahubali movie, Shiva discovers Avantika's mask and is fascinated by it.
If these things hadn't happened, there will be no story to tell.
Things would remain in Stasis.
💮Tip- When you write a trigger, it's good to add the emotional response of a character💮
I didn't add an emotional response in the Garden of Spiders, since it was obvious and irrelevant to the plot. A dead husband, the woman would obviously be crying (unless there's a secret and the character is involved in murder somehow which will impact the story later😉) and I didn't use Maya's perspective in the story further so I didn't think it was necessary to show it.
(Showing and Telling is another thing we will talk about later)
Now sometimes, when narrating a story, the writer shows the trigger earlier than stasis.
As in detective novels. The details of murder (which is a trigger) are given before the vague details of stasis.
Eg- The man received the phone call that his father had been murdered so he decided to cancel his daily yoga class and plans for the birthday celebration of his son.
Let's dissect this. From this simple line we find out the following:
i. The trigger is the murder of the father.
ii. The stasis is that the man was health-conscious for whatever reason since he had yoga classes and he has a son. He was looking forwards to celebrate the occasion which tells the victim(Protagonist's father) must be an old man since he has a grandchild. And maybe our protagonist had a healthy relationship with this family.
You see how easily we got so much knowledge to manipulate from one single sentence of a plot.
Narration could go like:
'It felt like a bad day already when I saw it was raining outside but receiving a call from Inspector the moment I stepped outside made it worse. As if I had been punched in my guts, I knelt on the ground, as my knees gave away. With my trembling finger, I dialed my wife's number to inform her of the bad news when I couldn't even find the words. Suddenly, the face of my son appeared in front of my eyes. How could I tell my little boy who had been planning day and night for this birthday party that his dear grandfather was no more? I canceled my yoga class and went straight to my car, my brain, almost paralyzed...'
This is the story that is narrated.
In this example, Trigger was presented earlier than Stasis. I manipulated the rule in a way I want to narrate my story. You can do it too as long as it remains within the realm of sense.
Narration is like the voice of your story. We relate to it most by a grandmother's voice. The majority of the children's books are made like that.
This is why there are no rules to story but you should learn the basics in order to alter them.
💮 Tip: Trigger is one of the most important points of the plot because the decision and choice-making of the characters are portrayed here. It also explains a great deal about the characters so explaining their mental state through dialogues, behavior, reactions during this give a good opportunity to make them relatable to the reader🌸
I hope you could understand the difference between the stasis, trigger, plot, story, and narration.
The next post will be the third point- The Quest.
About Me:
Hello, My name is Samiksha Kemwal and I am a 20-year-old college-going student who loves stories soooooooo very much! Ever since I was a child, I loved listening to fairy tales and watching stories in any form. Soon, not just fairy tales, I began relishing any form of the genre. As I grew up, I began reading fiction. My love for novels kept on increasing and I would read anything that I could get my hands upon.
Now, I absolutely enjoy stories in any format.
Written, video games, series, dramas, movies, theatrical, etc. It doesn't have to be in my mother tongue (Hindi) or English.
I like watching international shows/movies too. Korean, Chinese, Japanese(animes too), Pakistani, Turkish, Spanish, Indian regional languages with subtitles.
And now I have decided to write.
It's my dream to write a good story and get it published.
So this me. Trying to reach my dreams step by step. And I would like to take you along with me 😉
🌺Tag your friends and follow for more!
🌺If you want me to write about a particular topic, tell me in the comment box below. It could be anything, really. I will be happy to help.
🌸Whenever you feel down, worrying about your writing skills just remember, even great writers were once a daydreamer ✨ You will get there with consistency. 🌸
#storywriting #writinghacked #writinglessons
© All Rights Reserved
© Samiksha Kemwal
I have no formal education in creative writing or literature whatsoever. I learned everything by myself through youtube, reading, research, understanding, and writing away as much as I can. I make a lot of mistakes whether it be grammatical or any other kind. I hope you can point them out and help me correct it so I can learn more. I will try my best to provide you errorless guidance though. I am not going to pretend to know everything because I really don't. I have a lot to discover yet.
Whatever I am going to tell you here is through my own understanding and experience.
Enjoy.
______________________________
💥Writing Hacked- 2💥
HOW TO WRITE A GOOD STORY
🔶2. The Trigger
It is the essence that drives the plot forwards.
This is the part where something new happens. A murder, a new opportunity, someone from the past, remembering a memory, a phone call... It could be anything as long as the entire story depends on it.
↪Example:
A. In my story, 'Garden Of Spiders' (which is published here on Writco and you can find it in the story section. ⚠SPOILERS ALERT⚠)
Maya discovers the body of her husband Josh in the house.
B. In Harry Potter, Harry receives his letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
C. In the Bahubali movie, Shiva discovers Avantika's mask and is fascinated by it.
If these things hadn't happened, there will be no story to tell.
Things would remain in Stasis.
💮Tip- When you write a trigger, it's good to add the emotional response of a character💮
I didn't add an emotional response in the Garden of Spiders, since it was obvious and irrelevant to the plot. A dead husband, the woman would obviously be crying (unless there's a secret and the character is involved in murder somehow which will impact the story later😉) and I didn't use Maya's perspective in the story further so I didn't think it was necessary to show it.
(Showing and Telling is another thing we will talk about later)
Now sometimes, when narrating a story, the writer shows the trigger earlier than stasis.
As in detective novels. The details of murder (which is a trigger) are given before the vague details of stasis.
Eg- The man received the phone call that his father had been murdered so he decided to cancel his daily yoga class and plans for the birthday celebration of his son.
Let's dissect this. From this simple line we find out the following:
i. The trigger is the murder of the father.
ii. The stasis is that the man was health-conscious for whatever reason since he had yoga classes and he has a son. He was looking forwards to celebrate the occasion which tells the victim(Protagonist's father) must be an old man since he has a grandchild. And maybe our protagonist had a healthy relationship with this family.
You see how easily we got so much knowledge to manipulate from one single sentence of a plot.
Narration could go like:
'It felt like a bad day already when I saw it was raining outside but receiving a call from Inspector the moment I stepped outside made it worse. As if I had been punched in my guts, I knelt on the ground, as my knees gave away. With my trembling finger, I dialed my wife's number to inform her of the bad news when I couldn't even find the words. Suddenly, the face of my son appeared in front of my eyes. How could I tell my little boy who had been planning day and night for this birthday party that his dear grandfather was no more? I canceled my yoga class and went straight to my car, my brain, almost paralyzed...'
This is the story that is narrated.
In this example, Trigger was presented earlier than Stasis. I manipulated the rule in a way I want to narrate my story. You can do it too as long as it remains within the realm of sense.
Narration is like the voice of your story. We relate to it most by a grandmother's voice. The majority of the children's books are made like that.
This is why there are no rules to story but you should learn the basics in order to alter them.
💮 Tip: Trigger is one of the most important points of the plot because the decision and choice-making of the characters are portrayed here. It also explains a great deal about the characters so explaining their mental state through dialogues, behavior, reactions during this give a good opportunity to make them relatable to the reader🌸
I hope you could understand the difference between the stasis, trigger, plot, story, and narration.
The next post will be the third point- The Quest.
About Me:
Hello, My name is Samiksha Kemwal and I am a 20-year-old college-going student who loves stories soooooooo very much! Ever since I was a child, I loved listening to fairy tales and watching stories in any form. Soon, not just fairy tales, I began relishing any form of the genre. As I grew up, I began reading fiction. My love for novels kept on increasing and I would read anything that I could get my hands upon.
Now, I absolutely enjoy stories in any format.
Written, video games, series, dramas, movies, theatrical, etc. It doesn't have to be in my mother tongue (Hindi) or English.
I like watching international shows/movies too. Korean, Chinese, Japanese(animes too), Pakistani, Turkish, Spanish, Indian regional languages with subtitles.
And now I have decided to write.
It's my dream to write a good story and get it published.
So this me. Trying to reach my dreams step by step. And I would like to take you along with me 😉
🌺Tag your friends and follow for more!
🌺If you want me to write about a particular topic, tell me in the comment box below. It could be anything, really. I will be happy to help.
🌸Whenever you feel down, worrying about your writing skills just remember, even great writers were once a daydreamer ✨ You will get there with consistency. 🌸
#storywriting #writinghacked #writinglessons
© All Rights Reserved
© Samiksha Kemwal
