: Re: How could the disregard for both plot and dialogue tell the story? I want people to understand what I write, but I do not want to use conventions such as plot or dialogue to tell a story.

@Miguel976

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First of all, I wasn't so clear on how you're writing your story and what you're calling a plot. There are many definitions of a plot, most of which you probably want to include in your story.
Take this one:

Plot is about forward movement toward a specific end.

And:

Plot: the plan, scheme, or main story of a literary or dramatic work,
as a play, novel, or short story.

And this one: Plot is the story's sequence of events.

While it is possible to write a story without a plot, it's not necessarily suggested. Your story may lose people's interest, sound like it has no point, or get sidetracked on unrelated points and confuse people.

Once you're writing about characters and events it would seem to me that you have a plot. Because, in essence, plot is the story, and is hard to avoid (if you're trying to write a story).

If you have a theme or central message, then you could theoretically get those across without a set sequence of events. It would all depend on what you're trying to write. Are you writing a story? A poem? Random descriptions like @NofP 's last quote? A string of thoughts?

There are other ways to write non-conventional stories, besides cutting the plot, which may be worth exploring. To give your stories more of a story element and help them make sense, here's what I suggest:

Know what happens in the story. (This would be considered the plot element). What changes throughout the story?
Know the message that you want to give across. What's the story's theme?
Know who your characters are and what they are adding to your story. Are they all there for a reason?
Omit all points that don't relate directly to the story's central plot/message. Otherwise it might make no sense and all seem like unrelated points.

Dialogue can be avoided at large by gestures, letters/emails/texts and a lot of internal dialogue, though it sounds like you needed less help in this area.
Hope this helps.

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