Two Types Of Story

Everyone has a story to tell.  At least one.  Of this I'm convinced.  Some have more than one, some have many, and some people are nearly bursting at the seams with stories.  While there may not be a limit to the top of the scale, I do believe there's a limit to the bottom.  It isn't zero.

Everyone has at least one.

And so what I've noticed, writing as long as I have been, is that most stories fall into one of two categories: Already There or Make It From Scratch.  In the final bargain maybe all stories are "already there", but that's a bit too esoteric to dive into and, mostly, you, me -- anyone undertaking to write a story -- will notice it's either one or the other.  Either you've got a story idea burning to be told, or you come up with an idea and then work on writing the story from scratch.  Either way, it would seem to me all stories fall into one of these two categories.  Is this a "Duh!" moment?  Probably.  :-)

Anyway, the Already There story can, at times, be easier to write, as it's more likely to flow and the outline is often easier.  Crafting one from scratch can take more effort, sometimes a lot more, and usually involves a much more involved outlining process.  This isn't necessarily always the case.  Passion for the Already There story can bring its own sets of challenges.

Once the writing begins, however, it's interesting how a Make It From Scratch story can begin to flow same as an Already There.  Such that even something that was just an idea you came up with for the sake of writing a story can begin to take on life, and you may find yourself rushing with it in a stream of consciousness -- just as if it had been burning there all along.  Which is why I think all stories may be "already there", at least in chunks, some just buried far deeper than others, and so maybe there's really only one type of story in the end.

But that's probably a topic for another day.

That's my two cents for now.  Happy New Year.  May 2016 be awesome for you.  And, as always, read and read more.  And write.  Sharing stories is an age-old hobby, and if you haven't told yours yet ... by all means, get to it.  :-)

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