Post by account_disabled on Jan 6, 2024 8:07:12 GMT
Collecting ideas and jotting them down on paper is not enough. They are ideas without family, still orphaned of contexts, they need to be inserted into a social nucleus that justifies their birth. Writing is also organization. Organization of ideas and notes to be able to develop that mental effort in a well-defined form. Filing and categorizing ideas allows us to focus on what we need to write. Define the boundaries of the topic Because it narrows our field of action. If I have to write a story, first I define the general idea , just like when I write a post. For me, stories and blog articles come to mind in the form of titles. Many times they remain titles without a story around them, other times I manage to develop them.
Establishing the boundaries of the topic we are dealing with helps us not to get lost in the narrative, to remain confined within well-defined spaces, in which it is easier to find a solution. Decide on the Special Data level of depth of the topic This is as true in blogging as it is in fiction. When I wrote my article on narrative forms , I had in mind a list of the various types of narrative and a brief description for each. It was easy in this case, because a total in-depth analysis would have required writing a short essay, certainly not a post (which ended up being 3000 words anyway). For a story or even just a scene it is important to understand how in-depth it needs to be. How much detail he has to dig into – and that's critical for a single scene. Identify the elements involved In a post it is perhaps simpler. For complex articles, like this one, I prefer to create a mind map on paper. I have the topic in mind and I jot down some ideas, each idea will then become, with appropriate modifications, one of the sub-topics of the post.
In a scene it is necessary to identify the characters and objects involved, in a story at least in general terms. But usually the creative block comes when we write a scene, when we can't move forward because of a character who stands still without making a decision. What environment is it in? Who is with him? What should he do? Where he needs to go? The solution never lies in the answers, but in the right questions to ask. Understand the interaction between elements The relationship between the characters and between them and the objects in the scene. In blogging, however, for me this interaction between the various sub-topics must be clear. Sometimes I have to move a subtitle because it doesn't fit well with what comes before. The interaction between the elements keeps the context clearly defined, contributes to greater clarity and facilitates reading.
Establishing the boundaries of the topic we are dealing with helps us not to get lost in the narrative, to remain confined within well-defined spaces, in which it is easier to find a solution. Decide on the Special Data level of depth of the topic This is as true in blogging as it is in fiction. When I wrote my article on narrative forms , I had in mind a list of the various types of narrative and a brief description for each. It was easy in this case, because a total in-depth analysis would have required writing a short essay, certainly not a post (which ended up being 3000 words anyway). For a story or even just a scene it is important to understand how in-depth it needs to be. How much detail he has to dig into – and that's critical for a single scene. Identify the elements involved In a post it is perhaps simpler. For complex articles, like this one, I prefer to create a mind map on paper. I have the topic in mind and I jot down some ideas, each idea will then become, with appropriate modifications, one of the sub-topics of the post.
In a scene it is necessary to identify the characters and objects involved, in a story at least in general terms. But usually the creative block comes when we write a scene, when we can't move forward because of a character who stands still without making a decision. What environment is it in? Who is with him? What should he do? Where he needs to go? The solution never lies in the answers, but in the right questions to ask. Understand the interaction between elements The relationship between the characters and between them and the objects in the scene. In blogging, however, for me this interaction between the various sub-topics must be clear. Sometimes I have to move a subtitle because it doesn't fit well with what comes before. The interaction between the elements keeps the context clearly defined, contributes to greater clarity and facilitates reading.