Remember me talking about possibly getting a story from the setting
on the island I visited earlier this week? (See the last post!)
Photo: Another shot on the southern end of Limelon Island.
Well, at least three themes were running through my mind for the past
couple of days.
One broke through in a surprising way this morning – just as I got
out of bed.
It took me about 30 minutes to type three pages of notes, particularly
a synopsis-like note.
The meat of the story, the main plot and main characters are all
noted. I will only need to flesh out the story when I feel the time is right.
The reason why I got the synopsis done up is because while the ideas
are fresh in my mind, I must capture them on a page or in a word document before
they disappear. (I have discussed this numerous times in the past.)
In fact, as I was taking a walk this afternoon, more ideas came and
I will need to write them in a notebook to later develop them.
NOTE: Do note one thing. In creative fiction, the main elements
include the plot, the characters, the setting (time and location) and theme,
among others.
I started with the setting. I went there and tried to get the story.
Interestingly, the story did not come to me there. It came to me days later.
Most writers write about a theme and plot and later try to place the
story in a setting.
The point is, there is no single way to start a story. You can start
with a character and decide to place him/her in a setting and develop the story
from there.
But whatever you do, ensure that the main elements of creative
fiction are developed as well as you can as you start fleshing out the story.
THE DOWNSIDE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT IS – I AM SICK
The downside of the work is I am feeling unwell. But that is normal -
because getting into a good story is hard work. It would sap you off your strength.
Beware!
