STORYSPACE: Link-Thinking Method of Story Development
Some writers do enjoy the editing and rewriting process. I’m one of them. I tinker and tinker until I can’t come up with a better way of saying something, although at some point in the future I most definitely would and will. When immersed in a story however, one is looking more for language and clarity rather than any real additional data needed in the story–as long as it does indeed contain the story.
With Storyspace it’s a different story–and that’s not just a play on words. From the original repositioning of the stories I’m playing with from text into hypertext, I’ve gone from 75 writing spaces to 130. Each time I go through it I can see something more, another bit of information that is not necessarily imperative to the story, but very interesting nevertheless. Too, how do I know it’s not imperative–I thought the stories were complete as they originally stood but in fact, what I found was so much more behind the characters, so much more that told how they got where they are (or may be) that enriches the story.
This would not have been noticed except for the Storyspace format, and in particular (for me), the Storyspace Map View. That doesn’t mean that I see spots where I can throw in some boxes (writing spaces) but rather in seeing the story laid out showing a bit of the text or going by the titles of the boxes I can drill down into them and explore. And discover new things. And then write about them.
The Lost Children: A Charity Anthology
November 6th, 2007 at 12:59 pm
I love to fix up my writing, change something here, a word there, but I have to learn (I don’t know if you would call it structure or phrasing) I’m never sure if I could have said something better (tinker tinker) and how do I know when something is just extra blether? It seems as though I’m always writing by the seat of my pants. Christmas is coming maybe if I’m good Santa will get me storyspace. LOL
November 6th, 2007 at 4:21 pm
You do fine on your writing, it’s full of imagery and yet has some of the conciseness poetry inspires.
I would strongly suggest you read a hypertext novel before you invest, and I’d be glad to tell you more about the writing side of it that what I post here if you think you’d enjoy trying it.
November 6th, 2007 at 7:40 pm
Will follow your advice. Thank you, I am so intrigued by this.