Friday, September 29, 2017

Unique Plots (part 5)


If you're unfamiliar with concepts like chaos theory or the butterfly effect, suffice it to say that the smallest variety of factors can have very far-reaching and unexpected effects. If two people wrote about the same exact plot, they'd end up with very different stories because of their choices in setting, style, and the characters involved. Giving two writers the same plot is like telling two composers to both write in the same meter and key--they'll still both produce something unique. I'm not saying that you shouldn't have a basic plot in mind when you write—stories that lack a plot often suffer for it; I'm just saying that your plot probably isn't going to be what most impacts people through the story you tell.

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