Question from Charles L. in the Facebook Undercroft Group Let to this great topic.

1. I have characters - detailed, fun, and ready to go to work in my story
2. I have a setting - A vibrant world of myth and monsters
3. I have ... scenes ... maybe ... but, here is my empty spot - I have no story.
4. Does anyone have advice on how to get my people doing things in my world? Why can I not get a plot outlined?

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The bigger benefit for me was increased focus.  It was another major issue of mine.  However, that is a story for a different day.

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Podcast Show Flow

• Our lies
  • I have never written fictional stories
  • My stories are no good
  • Who am I
  • Let me learn about …
  • My world is not ready
  • After this next level
  • I need to wash my hair
• Ask yourself
  • Is this something you really need to do?
  • Would you want to do it if no one ever read it? If you knew it was never going to be published
  • Writer’s write. Write first draft stories until you have one that speaks to you
• F Tactics, F acts just tell a story
  • Start with 2 characters,
  • A conflict
  • Write out a resolution to the conflict
  • You are done! You have a story
• Read the story
  • Edit it, make notes on what you think it is missing
  • Fill in the holes
• Share the story with a friend like Michael. Someone who will not BS you.
  • Have them give you feedback
  • Add in more words, add in more
  • Edit it
• You have now written a story that will start to resemble a finished story! (a couple of drafts done)

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The Worldbuilding Task for the Day

Write a first draft story, ignore word count, ignore

2 characters, one area for setting

The Real-world Task for the Day

Go back to episode 142 turn story into a long form story idea

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