STORYSPACE: The Hanging – Discovery
I do believe that Storyspace has brought me personally to a new realm of writing because of its capabilities that allow for not merely unlinearlike (!) storytelling, but breaking away from the necessity for linear thinking and planning. I go here, I go there; in the middle of breakfast I realize things that have happened in the past of the characters that appear like memory jogs to me and I can easily drop them someplace on the SSP map and know that they’ve been saved. And, know this: They will be relevant because they are a part of the character. Maybe the specific episode needn’t be in the final story, but they are indeed a part of the makeup of the character. Just like Sister Cyrene giving me a D in art in 1st grade has made a mark on me more permanent than my coloring outside of lines.
So this is how it works: A bit of info comes to mind that I remember about Scott (I think that’s going to be his name) and this time, I found a place for it: