Post History

Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/37989
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/

 **As We Write, We Learn**

There is a well-known quote by an author E. M. Forster:

> “How do I know what I think until I see what I say?”

**Freedom of Creation**

Allow yourself this first act of freedom to create your draft as you see fit. Silence the inner critic simply by telling your Inner-Critic,

> "Wait until after, then we can determine how "good" it is. For now, let's just get the words down, no matter how "bad" so we can see the the artistry of the story I am attempting to tell. Then, if you (Inner-Critic) are right, we can determine how to change it or leave it behind."

There is the additional possibility that your Inner-Critic is correct. It could be why you are led to ask this question about whether or not readers will be disappointed. Could it be that your own subconscious is trying to send you a message that the story won't work this way? But determining that is for later. For now, get the story out.

**Think Of Yourself As a Consumer (Reader) of Your Story Too**

Take just a half a step back and consider your own story. Do you like the way you are telling the story? Do you like the effect of all the other characters dying and only the one living thru to the end?

**Art And Style (Voice In Writing)**

Keep in mind that you are the artist and it is ultimately up to you. You could be on the verge of creating an entirely new POV (Point of View) concept.  
Check out [House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski](https://amzn.to/2M5VBbG). That is a very new and odd concept, but he did not ask someone else what they thought.

If you think this story method works best then write it. Write it better than anyone else because only you can. It is your format.

**Get 100 People to Read It**

After you write a complete draft get 100 people to read it. Do you believe you could convince people to read it for free? Then you believe in your story and you should (no, must) write it in your format. If you do not believe in it...run from it quickly.

These small decisions do not really matter. What really matters is that you write it the best you can and that you believe in it so much that you would read it aloud to strangers because you know they will love it.

Original score: 7