RE: #fastandfurious | The Ink Well Fast and Furious Festival - Day Four

What a wonderful exercise. This makes the logic of story structure clear. When we begin as writers we like to think of an open page as a "free ride"...we can do anything we want. But we can't, not if we want readers. We have to follow the logic we would use in any conversation: a begin, a middle, and an end. Most of all, a reason to speak--that's the conflict, that's the crux of the story. How did the conflict begin, and how does it end? How did we (or the main character) manage to resolve the conflict.

Your grid (that's how I see it) of choices is a guide that gently leads writers to a successful story exercise.

Thanks. I'll see what I come up with, and am eager to see what other participants create.