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Im not sure I get what a snowflake represents. Is each corner a detail in the story? Also, will this not just end up with a story that is without a clear red t

• metabagel 3y ago
  > Also, will this not just end up with a story that is without a clear red thread, seems like quite a disjointed way of writing. On the contrary, that's what this method is all about. You start with one clear through line, and you iterate multiple times, filling in more detail with each iteration. But, the through line remains. Drawing the snowflake is the same. The initial attempt is low in detail, and you iterate on it, adding detail each time.
• slowmovintarget 3y ago
  It's just step-wise refinement used to build an outline. I kind of like Jim Butcher's take on the process, instead: https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/461.html https://jimbutcher.livejournal.com/461.html You'll have to page through these, and an ad blocker is strongly recommended as that LiveJournal site is ad-fested (it didn't used to be that way... he wrote it in 2004 when it used to be friendlier).
• themadturk 3y ago
  This is actually a very useful way to build a story, one I've used myself. Given the kernel of an idea, it makes it relatively easy to develop a complete story you add more detail to the initial idea.