: Re: How to move from writing scenes to a short plot? I've been working professionally as a part-time freelancer journalist for the past couple of years. Over that time I feel I've got a good grasp

@Shanna875

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I think plot is overrated. My focus is on the characters. I put them into situations and write the scene, waiting for them to do something interesting. Sometimes they do. I keep doing this until the characters develop and a storyline starts to emerge. (See? I can't even call it a plot.) Only then do I start writing the story. Some of my vignettes make it in, but most don't. I treat the vignette writing as exploration, as getting to know my characters, as tweaking them into their more-interesting forms. It's necessary, and it's not a waste of time. That's how you discover your story. That's the process.

That is, keep writing vignettes until your characters and the storyline emerge.

Good luck.

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