Writing Decisions

 The original essay, Important Playwriting Decisions, was concerned with the particular concerns of playwriting. I think this can apply to fiction also:

Decisions: When I say decisions, I’m talking about the big stuff.
Who is your main character? What’s their age, their race, their point of view, their attitude, their job, their relationship with their family and friends?
Where is your play being set? Is the set interesting without costing a fortune to produce? Is there inherent conflict in this location (especially for your main character)?
What’s the tone of your play?
What’s the main conflict? What does your main character want, and how do they go about trying to achieve that goal? Are there more interesting tactics or strategies they can take to try and get what they want?
I think you get the picture. These decisions aren’t really “writing,” per se. You aren’t necessarily typing out dialogue on the page.
But these decisions have a huge impact on your play. So much that it’s worth spending a lot of time to make them as strong as they can be.

sch 10/24/22