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Originally Posted by TrineDaely
On the heels of "What if?" is "Then what?" You see some sliver of a situation as you drive or walk by, and wonder what happens after. Or if they even exist once they're out of your sight.
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And you then go to "plot is a verb." After all something has to happen in order for there to be a story worth the telling. And of course it has to be something that is believable. I mean if a guy is on his way to his gf's place and nothing of importance keeps him from getting there and there is no price for being late where is the story? On the other hand if he's been late before and she has told him that if he's late once more they're through, he has a reason to not want to be late. Then throw in some obstacles that are reasonable, a flat tire, a road closed for repairs, a traffic accident, etc. all of which make it seem unlikely that he'll be on time and you begin to have a story that is worth reading.