I have lots of ideas and I’m tired of not getting them on paper. So, if there are any pro or up and comers who want to help please get in touch.
I struggle developing ideas into stories and want to learn from someone who can do it.
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I am going to sound like the biggest jerk in the world but “idea are free”. Ideas in themselves have no value. The value is in the execution of the idea.
I am more than will to send you stuff to help you develop your skill as a writer. But most writers have 100 ideas a week.
But having ideas and wanting to write is the first step.
I have a similar condition because I can easily think of big ideas, concepts for a story, but developing the story, those details get to me.
Try finding a specific outline online. One that goes through every beat, a cookie-cutter three-act inciting incident at 15 minute mark outline. Then fill it in and write a rough draft, no editing, just whatever comes out. Then after a rough draft cut stuff and edit.
Something else I do is make a plot sheet, detailing every main and subplot. And then I break it down into three parts and how the plots progress. And every morning I write a summary?of what I’m going to write later that day.
Something else to do is to take an idea and strip it down, make it as simple as possible. To take from your ideas, stolen memory. No conspiracies. Just make a prompt with that, and think of it as the starting point of a universe you can build on later.
So set the scene: The main character wakes up, and they realize a memory has been stolen.
Now from there, think of the ending. How does the story build up to that point. Form a logline for the antagonist, the protagonist, and major supporting characters. They should each play a big role in the story.
I have the same kind of problem, knightrider. There are so many ideas I’m collecting and thinking about every day. It’s hard to pick one and follow through the process of writing and creating.
Every now and then, some new thoughts pop up and you don’t know what you should do next.
I found out that you should mainly focus on one idea and not think about anything other than that while writing it down.
Just pick the story or sentence which sounds the best and work your way through.
Sooner or later, you have to make a decision. It’s never going to be easy, but remember: your other ideas won’t be running away.
You have enough time to do every single one of them in the future.
I used to have the same problem until I came across this solution from a produced writer friend. If you have too many ideas, and can’t decide which one to do, just leave them sitting in your head for a while. 2-6 months works for me. Think about them when your in bed, in the shower, riding the bus, whenever you get a chance. The ones you can’t stop thinking about, you can’t get out of your head for six months, they are the ones you write.
So, step two. The writing. Don’t plan. Don’t outline. All of that should be done in your head in those six months. Just set aside two-three days. And write. Start on page one and, until you get get to page ninety, don’t stop. I don’t care if it’s the worst thing ever and neither should you, this is your vomit draft. But it’s finished. This document should have loose ends, plot holes and character paradoxes littered throughout. Because no one should see this EVER and it is really just for you to experiment with. Because now the work really begins for you.
Leave it for six weeks. Let it sit. Roll around in that big brain of yours. Start another project if you want. Then rewrite it Now you’re ready to show it to show it to somebody. Repeat cycle.
Hope this helps.