Whats The Difference Between Story & Plot?
I did a guest talk at The Bournemouth University Writers’ Society last night. It was a great turn out and hosted by the marvellous and enterprising Sam Hutchinson, so if you’re a student at the uni and interested in writing (you don’t have to be a Scriptwriting student to join, so I’m told) then you should definitely get down there. Join the Facebook group here. My talk was about the difference between story & plot with sidelines into central concept, theme, audience and structure. These are elements Bang2writers often struggle with, especially at first draft, pitching or rewriting stage (especially when deciding whether to go for the fabled “page 1 rewrite”): if you don’t know *what* your script is, then how do you know *who* you are writing for? If you’re not sure of how story and plot differ, then how do you know if you are writing in the “right” genre, in the “right” way ( whatever that actually means – ie. convention, audience expectation, etc). If you’re not sure how structure *c
