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I've been working professionally as a part-time freelancer journalist for the past couple of years. Over that time I feel I've got a good grasp of how, technically, to construct an engaging piece o...
#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T04:39:55Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Bob Tway
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2019-12-08T04:39:55Z (over 4 years ago)
I've been working professionally as a part-time freelancer journalist for the past couple of years. Over that time I feel I've got a good grasp of how, technically, to construct an engaging piece of writing and how to shape a story. I'd now like to try my hand at some short-form fiction. When I sit down and try to plan something out, however, I hit a snag. I find myself able to see vignettes - characters, scenes, briefs bursts of plot - but I cannot seem to string them together into anything resembling an overarching plot. When I write journalism I am lucky enough to be able to start with an idea and, once I have an opening paragraph, I find myself able to flesh out the piece as its written. Then I just go back and re-edit it until I'm happy. I suspect this happy knack has left me clueless in how best to go about pre-planning things in detail. Are there any techniques I can try to flesh out my vignettes into something with enough body to pass as a short story?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-09-28T14:43:30Z (over 8 years ago)
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