Knot Up

plot

is generally able to be boiled down to this structure: Boy meets girl... girl gets boy into pickle... boy gets pickle into girl.

Boy meets girl... girl gets boy into pickle... boy gets pickle into girl.

is generally capable of being boiled down to this structure: Beginning, a muddle, and an end.

Every novel should have a beginning, a muddle, and an end.

is more like the weeds and stones that rush by in the foreground.

more like the weeds and stones that rush by in the foreground.

is elementary. All great literature is either one of two stories: a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.

All great literature is one of two stories... a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town. Leo Tolstoy

is elementary. The two basic stories of all times are Cinderella and Jack the Giant Killer the charm of women and the courage of men.

The two basic stories of all times are Cinderella and Jack the Giant Killer-the charm of women and the courage of men. F. Scott Fitzgerald

is no more than footprints left in the snow after one's characters have run by on their way to incredible destinations.

is just a fancy way of saying 'and then'.

Plot is just a fancy way of saying 'and then.

is completely absent in life. that is what makes it unique; it is always by far more interesting than anything one can say about it.

Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it...