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    Ben Douglass is an old grumpy white guy who writes poems, novels, reviews, essays, and short fictions, for his own amusement and the amusement of others.

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How I View My Fiction Writing

2/1/2020

 
When I was in high school and later at college, teachers and professors seemed to always say:  "Start with a conflict and then use other elements to build around that."  I have since tossed that idea in the garbage heap.  It doesn't work for me, so there.

In all of my fiction writing - be it long or short - I first create and develop a character.  When I'm done I look for a useful setting and plop my character inside of it.  Finally, I come up with conflict(s) that may or may not come from the heart, mind or soul of the character.  It works for me!  I have always viewed my fiction writing as characterological studies.


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