Once again, we’re discussing the process we use while writing a story. This time we’re using the prompt: Everyman and a popsicle. During this episode, we’ll discuss all the things we had to think about to get the story on the page.
Rebecca’s Notes:
- How can you write something unique, something that isn’t cliche, while following a set structure, one that will result in an actual story?
- What I’ve noticed about your writing is that, even though you told me you didn’t buy in to all the story structure stuff, you basically follow it to a tee. Let’s talk about that.
- I really struggled with this piece because I had no grip to it. Nothing I wanted to say and no in to speak of. I ended up watching a part of Aaron Sorkin’s masterclass which advised writers to think about intention and obstacle. That got me to thinking about what “everyman” means and what the goals of this person, who I always called decidedly not Stuart Kregielman.
Katelyn’s Notes:
I find that when writing stories that take place in our own physical world, I’m able to focus more on the writing itself in place of the complexity of the plot. This story is very simple, and I was happy to get to dive into more internal monologues and emotions to really get inside the character’s head. It gives me more room to work when I don’t have to add a ton of world building and action. I had to decide how much to leave to the reader’s imagination, and I worried that I would add too much or too little detail. There’s a lot to be said about reading between the lines and I didn’t want to spoon feed anything to my audience.