Now that the development of my characters has been completed, I have been able to continue on with the development of my plot. At the beginning of the week I was having a very hard time figuring out what I wanted to happen in my play. I believe that the biggest mistake I made in this process was in where I approached creating the plot. Rather than considering what message I wanted to leave my audience with, I focused on where my characters would find conflict.
Admittedly both approaches are feasable ways to find a plot line. But through trial and error I was able to recognise that thinking about the story from a negative angle like conflict was not the best way for me personally to begin writing the plot line. I found that once I had written out the message I wished to send my audience, it was much easier for me to find the right place for conflict in the story.
On Tuesday I had a breakthrough! I was able to push through all of the self doubt and stress that had begun to settle into my attitude, and create a plotline. To describe my excitement towards having actually written something important would not be possible without a confetti canon and several celebratory balloons. I was ecstatic to have made that progress. The plot itself was riddled with holes and various flaws, but it was still something! Using that as a stepping stone made writing the actual plot so much easier. It was somehow able to put all of my ideas into perspective and make me genuinely excited about the story again.
One of my favourite poets Shane Koyczan has written a poem called 'Blueprint For A Breakthrough' wherein he discusses the stigmas placed behind the phrase 'breakthrough' and how if you spend your time searching for one, chances are you won't find it. In order to have a breakthrough, you must be spontaneously taken over by inspiration in such a way that your epiphany causes you immense gratification. The emotions should feel so intense that you feel overcome by the urge to stand up and shout EUREKA!
On Tuesday I had a breakthrough! I was able to push through all of the self doubt and stress that had begun to settle into my attitude, and create a plotline. To describe my excitement towards having actually written something important would not be possible without a confetti canon and several celebratory balloons. I was ecstatic to have made that progress. The plot itself was riddled with holes and various flaws, but it was still something! Using that as a stepping stone made writing the actual plot so much easier. It was somehow able to put all of my ideas into perspective and make me genuinely excited about the story again.
One of my favourite poets Shane Koyczan has written a poem called 'Blueprint For A Breakthrough' wherein he discusses the stigmas placed behind the phrase 'breakthrough' and how if you spend your time searching for one, chances are you won't find it. In order to have a breakthrough, you must be spontaneously taken over by inspiration in such a way that your epiphany causes you immense gratification. The emotions should feel so intense that you feel overcome by the urge to stand up and shout EUREKA!