Lamott Polaroid-Character-Plot

Something that I found to be interesting from reading the Lamott Polaroid-Character-Plot readings was his description of a polaroid picture and how its development relates to the process a writer goes through when composing a short story. I found it interesting that he mentioned that you realy do not know what the picture is going to look like until it is fully developed. It is only then that the true fine details can be recognized. I feel that this holds true for composing a short story. A writer may go through periods where they incorporate anything that may come to mind into their writings. I feel he is trying to explain that writers do not always have a specific outline of what they want to write about. I feel that he is trying to convey to the reader that creative writing can be very spiratic and often has no residual strucrure.

Another thing that I found to be interesting from the readings was when the author mentioned, in the plot reading, that in order to more details about the plot it is important to focus on what each character cares most about in the world. Figuring out what matters to each character will help determine what types of situations and scenarios the characters may get into throughout the story. Being able t identify these character qualities will also help determine specifics about the dialog. Specifying what each character cares about can help determine how the character will communicate throughout the story (dialogue).