QueenMum, I laughed out loud at those links you posted! I DO see the difference, and you are absolutely right. Maybe that's what many people think of when they hear the word "basic" and admittedly, that would be pretty hard to work with!
Krishnidoux, what a beautiful and apt analogy; you are so right. The basics are the structure; the statement pieces (or the blend of basics and others) are the "voice" of the story. What makes it unique.
Imogen, thank you! I am flattered. And Angie, thank YOU, too. Actually, it is both your blogs that have been so helpful to me; yours were the ones I started reading first after I lost weight and began to realize I would have to begin to do SOMETHING about my wardrobe, and yours are the ones that I continue to read months later! So I am enormously grateful to you both and to all the members of the forum.