What does a story look like? How do you know when you've written one?
5 words, 500 words, or 50,000 words?
Prose, or poetry?
First person, or third person?
I'm more interested in a story appearing, than its appearance (if you see what I mean...)
So I say, don't worry about what you think it should look like. Chances are what you end up with will be different to how you imagined it anyway. Stories have a habit of writing themselves, once the words find the page...
I joined in with a creative writing workshop this morning. We did a few random tasks to generate ideas, spent a few minutes writing, then sharing was optional. We all started with the same tools and prompts, but came up with completely different shaped stories. That's why words are magic - you can weave them together in your own unique way.
Here's the story I made with pen and paper from: 'Wind powered acrostic'
Turning
Undulating
Rushing
Briskly
Inspiring
New
Electricity
How do I know it's a story?
Well, it tells me something about what a turbine does, in just 7 words.
I could add description to each line and make it longer, but I think it sounds rather good as it is: an accidental poem!
