No plot in many of the stories.

[JustAGuy (imported)]

There seems to be little or no plot in a lot of the stories here. I wonder why would an author of a story not want to have a plot for the story they write? In my opinion, the plot can make a bad story good or the other way around, so writing a story can be difficult I know. But some stories I have read on here well it just seems like the author just didn't even try on it. I am not the type of person to point out anyone or point to a story and say, " That person just sucks at writing" or anything of that nature. Just wondering why there are many stories on here that have basically no plot.

[Paolo]

Tell me about it.

(sigh)

[kristoff]

Tell me about it.

(sigh)

Oh, venerated story master, my sympathies!

[JoaoGenerico (imported)]

Diversity is the spice of life. I like to have some "plotful" stories when I want to embark on an elaborate fantasy, and some "plotless" ones when I just want a quick jerk off.

Besides, don't ignore the imagination of the reader. The "plotless" ones leave a lot of blanks that the reader can actively fill.

[Rusty Dai (imported)]

Maybe my old brain isn't up to what it used to be, or I don't read the "plotless" stories.

A new story that I really enjoyed is "Community College" by Zipper. Tell me, do you consider this story to have a plot?

[Paolo]

Yes, it has a plot. Actually, it has a good theme.

It was well written and interesting - for a change from the usual dribble.

[Paolo]

Oh, and the author understands grammar and punctuation. I just adore punctuation, especially when someone USES IT.

[StefanIsMe (imported)]

I agree with the basic sentiment here, but also would mention that sometimes, some of these plotless and/or poorly written storys are some poor sods' one and only attempt at getting a particular feeling, fetish, thought, or dream out on paper.

Some of them do read like a persons' first attempt of any kind at writing, and yep, they can suck harder than a good Hoover, but sometimes they hit on an idea I like, so I read 'em anyway.

[transward (imported)]

Several of the good stories around here are just a few paragraphs, a quick sketch of the moment of realization when someone know suddenly that they are going to lose something irreplaceable. In the shorter forms of the short story, a full plot is not always necessary. That said, that leaves a lot of poor stories with neither plot nor anything else to grab our interest.

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[JustAGuy (imported)]

Yes, it has a plot. Actually, it has a good theme.

It was well written and interesting - for a change from the usual dribble.

It did have a decent plot .

Oh, and the author understands grammar and punctuation. I just adore pun

ctuation, especially when someone USES IT.

So true. Some times I read a story that's basically a 10,000 word sentence....which is very, very ANNOYING.