The Art of Sims Storytelling
Hi guys! @CathyTea and I were talking, and we thought we'd try making a thread that would be focused solely on writing, especially Sims story writing. The writers' lounge thread is great for being ...
Forum Discussion
"GoddessSims;14335472" wrote:
I have a story I have been working on for almost a year now. I know what I want the characters to endue, their growth, hardships and the how I want it to end. I have problems with the build up. You know the stuff that makes people grasp the story and want to keep reading until the good stuff gets there. So any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Here are some goofy ideas--and maybe they'll open the way to some good ones, too!
What if you started from the end? Start with the good stuff--and then just fill in the back story as you need to.
What if you skip anything that's not "the good stuff?" (This is actually not a goofy idea, but a serious one.) A lot of my favorite stories--those that really grab me as a reader, including work by several writers who contribute to this thread ( @CitizenErased14 , @InfraGreen , @MedleyMisty , @ra3rei ), leave out large chunks in their story. Sometimes, this is filled in later through flashback, sometimes, not--and what happens for the reader is that we're able to really engage to figure out what we need to know to fill in the gaps. As a reader, I love the gaps almost as much as I do the story itself! :)
So.... what if you just used what you're calling "the good stuff" as the pillars. Start with that--leave out the rest--and see what happens! At the very least, you might be able to write with motivation and enjoyment--and that's what really hooks readers. Then later, if you needed to fill in the connecting points (and you might not need to) you could!
