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Flabulous — 11 years ago(April 03, 2015 05:48 AM)

To "just write" without forward-thinking the story's plot and overall design?
I have long been of the opinion that writing stories is less about writing so much as the design. Those writers who "get stuck at the end" have fallen prey to a lack of design. The best stories are the ones that resolve clearly and satisfyingly or
intentionally
don't resolve satisfyingly. This doesn't imply they must be formulaic, only well-structured. Good stories are good design.

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I haven't studied authors' opinions in regard to the question you broach but I know that it's a classic contention. My personal experience has been that even an informal outline or definite plan should be allowed to assume a secondary place to what a story is or is to become.

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Well this film played out like a novel more than a typical movie, non linear, flashbacks, unreliable narrator. Very vogue for the mid 90s after Tarantino hit it big.

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