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kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gir9k7m | gigziwe | 1,610,280,685 | 1,610,055,868 | 2 | 0 | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | 1 | 224,817 | 2,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gii36bp | gir9k7m | 1,610,075,791 | 1,610,280,685 | 1 | 2 | Ignore feedback at your peril. Figure out where you can improve - and then do it. All first drafts are terrible, the beauty comes through the editing process. | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | 0 | 204,894 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gir9k7m | giihdqb | 1,610,280,685 | 1,610,084,039 | 2 | 1 | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | Find the difference between constructive and destructive criticism. Constructive - advice on how to make it better, well thought out points of things they did not like and possibly some positives stuff mixed in too. destructive - saying its awful, trash, personal insults and telling you to give up. If it's constructive - listen closely and take notes. This is a valuable learning experience. If it's purely destructive - don't give it a second thought, they don't deserve your time/attention. | 1 | 196,646 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | giinhhm | gir9k7m | 1,610,088,422 | 1,610,280,685 | 1 | 2 | I honestly believe negative feedback is very essential for the development of a writer's skill. Nonetheless, not all negative reviews are true, some negative reviews are just utter trash from a misinformed critic! | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | 0 | 192,263 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | giisd7k | gir9k7m | 1,610,092,552 | 1,610,280,685 | 1 | 2 | in my philosophy, feedback is feedback, of course, if they say it's awful then they should tell me why they think it's awful. if someone just praises or criticizes your work. there should be a reason for their opinion if they just tell you its bad or its good without any real reason. then you can just ignore their input since they have nothing to add. | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | 0 | 188,133 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gir9k7m | giixbjm | 1,610,280,685 | 1,610,097,261 | 2 | 1 | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | If you listened to a child who just started violin lessons you wouldn't expect them to be good, but adequate to their skill level. If you listened to a kid that started playing again after quitting for a while you still wouldn't compare them to a professional musicist. People, and even some writers, tend to judge storytelling and prose by comparing them to the books and movies they like, which is a way higher standard than some other activities, sports and arts get. Also people don't understand how vulnerable artists feel about their work, or if they are creative themselves, they know and are often tempted to push you down for any reason, like to make themselves feel better, or so they don't have to actually understand and try to appreciate what you were aiming to do. For all that matters, I still cringe at some stuff I wrote in highschool, but I still respect it, because now that I improved I can see the diamond that was in that rough, and even now, when someone else or I myself calls something I wrote "awful" (usually the latter), I try to remember that I'm always close to improving further to a new and better kind of "awful". | 1 | 183,424 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gir9k7m | gij4rqn | 1,610,280,685 | 1,610,104,688 | 2 | 1 | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | I was around twelve when I started writing novels. And it wasn't until i was around 14 that I grew comfortable enough to share my work. It was the first draft of latest work. I shared it with my classmate who said that it was the worst story he had ever read. Do you know what I did? I deleted that novel and I started writing again. This time a novel that actually got published. I think what most people don't realized that even the worst pieces of fiction that they pay to consume are extremely polished products. Multiple drafts were written before these books were publishable or screenplays adaptable. And by the time a writer gets to be published, they have already gained the experience of working on multiple projects before. Only then are the stories not terrible. What most people don't realize is that they are only experiencing the pristine looking tip of a mountain made of garbage when they experience an author's work. So when you give them a piece of the lower end of your mountain of work, they are going to think it garbage. Stick with it, you are going to get better. Stick with it and some day perhaps people will hold their breath to read your next bit of content that you put out. Don't let the negative feedback discourage you. | 1 | 175,997 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gij7mzn | gir9k7m | 1,610,107,380 | 1,610,280,685 | 1 | 2 | Keep writing, but work on improving. Join a critique group or, as others have said, find someone who can tell you what needs improvement, what didn't work for them, and what pulled them from the story. Also, gain more knowledge on story structure and writing techniques. I just read a great book called *The Nutshell Technique* by Jill Chamberlain. She discusses story structure and the basic elements that must work together to form a resonating story. You can also take online courses in creative writing and screenwriting where the instructor and your classmates can help you hone your craft amd point out what's working and what isn't. Last piece of advice: READ. Read in your genre. Watch movies with a critical eye, trying to pick up on dialogue and plot points. If you're focused on screenwriting, read screenplays. As Steven King said (also add *On Writing* to your TBR list), "If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time, or the tools, to write." Don't give up. | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | 0 | 173,305 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gir9k7m | gikkon6 | 1,610,280,685 | 1,610,132,875 | 2 | 1 | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | I would follow my heart and if writing was important to me I would keep on. That's what I had to do after I underwent a complete vivisection by an editor to whom I'd paid a lot of money to critique my novel manuscript. She had many many criticisms and not one word of praise. Since then I have studied the craft through reading craft books and taking online webinars, have worked with my longtime writing group, and continued to write every day. I think the attitude to have with criticism is: Take what you need and leave the rest. If there's nothing useful in a critique, then try your best to put it out of your mind. | 1 | 147,810 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gir9k7m | gilfl5y | 1,610,280,685 | 1,610,147,031 | 2 | 1 | You’ve had some great answers. Lots who say “read and write more”, which is absolutely true. That said, I’m going to add in some specifics to help you work out what might need tweaking and editing in your story. Disclaimer: I’m not sure how much writing technique or study you’ve done. It’s not a prerequisite to great writing, but in case it helps (or jogs your memory) I thought I’d go back to basics. You may know some or all of this already. Skip, if you do. So, you’ve got 4 ‘levels’ of thinking when you’re writing. 1. Why - this is the big picture. The premise. The stuff that lives beneath the words. Is the story idea not intriguing enough? Does it lack nuance and opportunity for depth? Are your world and characters fascinating or shallow? Do you know what you’re trying to say (the message) and what you want the reader to feel over this story? And personally - what’s your reason/inspiration for writing the piece? Why do you need to get it out? Why would someone want to read it? Who are you writing for? 2. What - The content. What’s actually going on in this scene? Have you started right where there’s tension and ended with an unanswered question (to keep the reader engaged). Does it make sense for this to happen at this point in the story? Are your characters believable? Are their struggles and motivation relatable or real? Have you followed some version of the Hero’s Journey (or other story arc format that produces timeless stories). Is there a crescendo, climax and denouement with an emotional payoff? 3. How - the technique and word choices. Strong verbs, varied sentence length, engaging (and believable) dialogue, concise and compelling use of imagery, literary devices (alliteration, metaphor etc), using original detail instead of cliches. etc. Have you introduced backstory in ways that aren’t on the nose? 4. What if - Editing. Have you answered all the questions the reader has? Tied up all the subplots? Kept character consistency throughout the book? Have you ‘killed your darlings’ by removing anything that isn’t interesting, necessary or plot-thickening. Do you have any ‘Deus Ex Machina’ moments or other eye-rolling devices that - if changed - might produce a more interesting plot? Read your words as if you’re a skeptical reader who wants to like the story but needs to be drawn in. Have you accomplished that as elegantly as you can? While not exhaustive, if you’re struggling to figure out why someone says your writing sucks, this will help you pinpoint. In practice? You’re often having to think on multiple levels at once. So when your writing "sucks", it’s hard to say if it’s just ONE thing (usually it’s not.) But for context, I thought I’d give you a kind of checklist of things to think about. Readers don’t usually think like this (because they’re drawn into the story), but it’s hard to write something enjoyable - or even good - without thinking through some or all of these. Also, remember that writing great stories usually doesn’t happen overnight. The ‘shitty first draft’ is called such because 90% of the words get trashed as you iron out kinks and edit. If you’ve got an editor you trust, then more power to you. Be prepared for the long haul and for what you start with, to be completely dismantled and reconstructed into something better. It’ll never be perfect - nothing ever is - but it might take time. And lots of edits. (And coffeee.) If it makes you feel any better, ALL of us writers go through the pain of this. Many, many times. We're in this with you! :) | Saying something is trash isn't giving feedback. That's only when you explain why it's trash and how it can be improved. I like to take note of my insecurities about my writing. What do you think that could be improved? If you have a few reasons, you could use these to make a reddit post. This gives people ideas, and they're more likely to respond with extensive feedback. You'll still get negative critique, but at least you will know wtf you're doing wrong, which gives you something to work on. And people who just tell you it's trash are trash themselves. | 1 | 133,654 | 2 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gii36bp | gigziwe | 1,610,075,791 | 1,610,055,868 | 1 | 0 | Ignore feedback at your peril. Figure out where you can improve - and then do it. All first drafts are terrible, the beauty comes through the editing process. | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | 1 | 19,923 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gigziwe | giihdqb | 1,610,055,868 | 1,610,084,039 | 0 | 1 | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | Find the difference between constructive and destructive criticism. Constructive - advice on how to make it better, well thought out points of things they did not like and possibly some positives stuff mixed in too. destructive - saying its awful, trash, personal insults and telling you to give up. If it's constructive - listen closely and take notes. This is a valuable learning experience. If it's purely destructive - don't give it a second thought, they don't deserve your time/attention. | 0 | 28,171 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | giinhhm | gigziwe | 1,610,088,422 | 1,610,055,868 | 1 | 0 | I honestly believe negative feedback is very essential for the development of a writer's skill. Nonetheless, not all negative reviews are true, some negative reviews are just utter trash from a misinformed critic! | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | 1 | 32,554 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gigziwe | giisd7k | 1,610,055,868 | 1,610,092,552 | 0 | 1 | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | in my philosophy, feedback is feedback, of course, if they say it's awful then they should tell me why they think it's awful. if someone just praises or criticizes your work. there should be a reason for their opinion if they just tell you its bad or its good without any real reason. then you can just ignore their input since they have nothing to add. | 0 | 36,684 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gigziwe | giixbjm | 1,610,055,868 | 1,610,097,261 | 0 | 1 | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | If you listened to a child who just started violin lessons you wouldn't expect them to be good, but adequate to their skill level. If you listened to a kid that started playing again after quitting for a while you still wouldn't compare them to a professional musicist. People, and even some writers, tend to judge storytelling and prose by comparing them to the books and movies they like, which is a way higher standard than some other activities, sports and arts get. Also people don't understand how vulnerable artists feel about their work, or if they are creative themselves, they know and are often tempted to push you down for any reason, like to make themselves feel better, or so they don't have to actually understand and try to appreciate what you were aiming to do. For all that matters, I still cringe at some stuff I wrote in highschool, but I still respect it, because now that I improved I can see the diamond that was in that rough, and even now, when someone else or I myself calls something I wrote "awful" (usually the latter), I try to remember that I'm always close to improving further to a new and better kind of "awful". | 0 | 41,393 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gigziwe | gij4rqn | 1,610,055,868 | 1,610,104,688 | 0 | 1 | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | I was around twelve when I started writing novels. And it wasn't until i was around 14 that I grew comfortable enough to share my work. It was the first draft of latest work. I shared it with my classmate who said that it was the worst story he had ever read. Do you know what I did? I deleted that novel and I started writing again. This time a novel that actually got published. I think what most people don't realized that even the worst pieces of fiction that they pay to consume are extremely polished products. Multiple drafts were written before these books were publishable or screenplays adaptable. And by the time a writer gets to be published, they have already gained the experience of working on multiple projects before. Only then are the stories not terrible. What most people don't realize is that they are only experiencing the pristine looking tip of a mountain made of garbage when they experience an author's work. So when you give them a piece of the lower end of your mountain of work, they are going to think it garbage. Stick with it, you are going to get better. Stick with it and some day perhaps people will hold their breath to read your next bit of content that you put out. Don't let the negative feedback discourage you. | 0 | 48,820 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gigziwe | gij7mzn | 1,610,055,868 | 1,610,107,380 | 0 | 1 | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | Keep writing, but work on improving. Join a critique group or, as others have said, find someone who can tell you what needs improvement, what didn't work for them, and what pulled them from the story. Also, gain more knowledge on story structure and writing techniques. I just read a great book called *The Nutshell Technique* by Jill Chamberlain. She discusses story structure and the basic elements that must work together to form a resonating story. You can also take online courses in creative writing and screenwriting where the instructor and your classmates can help you hone your craft amd point out what's working and what isn't. Last piece of advice: READ. Read in your genre. Watch movies with a critical eye, trying to pick up on dialogue and plot points. If you're focused on screenwriting, read screenplays. As Steven King said (also add *On Writing* to your TBR list), "If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time, or the tools, to write." Don't give up. | 0 | 51,512 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gikkon6 | gigziwe | 1,610,132,875 | 1,610,055,868 | 1 | 0 | I would follow my heart and if writing was important to me I would keep on. That's what I had to do after I underwent a complete vivisection by an editor to whom I'd paid a lot of money to critique my novel manuscript. She had many many criticisms and not one word of praise. Since then I have studied the craft through reading craft books and taking online webinars, have worked with my longtime writing group, and continued to write every day. I think the attitude to have with criticism is: Take what you need and leave the rest. If there's nothing useful in a critique, then try your best to put it out of your mind. | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | 1 | 77,007 | 1,000 | ||
kskfit | writing_train | 0.97 | How do you guys deal with negative feedback? When i was 14- I started writing and posting short stories. People told me they were terrible and it's "obvious"I don't have any talent. So, I quit. I tried screenwriting but I got the same response. A kid at school even threw my work in the garbage and said that's where it belongs. I completely quit writing at that point. Years later after high school, I finally manged to gain the courage to post a short story. I just got my first comment saying it's awful. I know people get negative feedback all the time, and for the most part I'm dealing with it better but if you had a novel/ short story you were writing and people told you that it's terrible/poorly written/ stupid idea, would you keep working on it or abandon it completely? | gilfl5y | gigziwe | 1,610,147,031 | 1,610,055,868 | 1 | 0 | Saying something is trash isn't giving feedback. That's only when you explain why it's trash and how it can be improved. I like to take note of my insecurities about my writing. What do you think that could be improved? If you have a few reasons, you could use these to make a reddit post. This gives people ideas, and they're more likely to respond with extensive feedback. You'll still get negative critique, but at least you will know wtf you're doing wrong, which gives you something to work on. And people who just tell you it's trash are trash themselves. | If I'm honest, feedback like that confuses me. How can writing be bad? It's like if someone asked you to draw a dot. The only way the dot could be bad is if you didn't draw a dot. Anyone who writes is a good writer | 1 | 91,163 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dq3ul | i0dp16a | 1,647,101,107 | 1,647,100,637 | 49 | 23 | Readers of crime novels have a set of expectations that you leave out at your peril. However, we do want just enough differences. Unusual settings, unexpected characters, interesting professions or hobbies, odd twists on old tropes, surprise weapons or fighting abilities, and so on. Give us an interesting point of view character and good supporting cast, and we'll follow them anywhere. | Originality is just combining various, unique things in various, unique ways. What do you like/dislike/have passions in? Play with combinations of those. In addition, read widely to see what has been done before but also don't out right negate an idea because another author has done something similar. There is plenty of overlap between stories, especially of the same genre. | 1 | 470 | 2.130435 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dq3ul | i0dpl54 | 1,647,101,107 | 1,647,100,881 | 49 | 19 | Readers of crime novels have a set of expectations that you leave out at your peril. However, we do want just enough differences. Unusual settings, unexpected characters, interesting professions or hobbies, odd twists on old tropes, surprise weapons or fighting abilities, and so on. Give us an interesting point of view character and good supporting cast, and we'll follow them anywhere. | Ditch the notion that ideas should be original, originality is so scarce these days, understandably so, since it's the year of our lord 2022 and people be story telling creatures, it's a near impossible feat to be a complete original. But not all hope is lost. You have an unique voice in storytelling, cherish it and hone it. You could control how YOU tell the story, with your original, unique to you voice. | 1 | 226 | 2.578947 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpclk | i0dq3ul | 1,647,100,776 | 1,647,101,107 | 4 | 49 | One thing you can do is taking something established and putting a twist on it. Structure, premise, details, anything. Think of something you see 24/7 in your genre and how you could flip that on its head. | Readers of crime novels have a set of expectations that you leave out at your peril. However, we do want just enough differences. Unusual settings, unexpected characters, interesting professions or hobbies, odd twists on old tropes, surprise weapons or fighting abilities, and so on. Give us an interesting point of view character and good supporting cast, and we'll follow them anywhere. | 0 | 331 | 12.25 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpk12 | i0dq3ul | 1,647,100,867 | 1,647,101,107 | 2 | 49 | I feel like if I’m trying to hard to be “original”, I’m always disappointed. Especially if I’m aiming to be like, super super original. Most things are built on what has come before them, and tap into it - and that actually makes it more enjoyable. So I try to focus on interesting. Something overdone is probably not interesting. A common thing with a twist, or a new answer to a question, or a common question asked in a new way - that’s interesting. | Readers of crime novels have a set of expectations that you leave out at your peril. However, we do want just enough differences. Unusual settings, unexpected characters, interesting professions or hobbies, odd twists on old tropes, surprise weapons or fighting abilities, and so on. Give us an interesting point of view character and good supporting cast, and we'll follow them anywhere. | 0 | 240 | 24.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpl54 | i0dpclk | 1,647,100,881 | 1,647,100,776 | 19 | 4 | Ditch the notion that ideas should be original, originality is so scarce these days, understandably so, since it's the year of our lord 2022 and people be story telling creatures, it's a near impossible feat to be a complete original. But not all hope is lost. You have an unique voice in storytelling, cherish it and hone it. You could control how YOU tell the story, with your original, unique to you voice. | One thing you can do is taking something established and putting a twist on it. Structure, premise, details, anything. Think of something you see 24/7 in your genre and how you could flip that on its head. | 1 | 105 | 4.75 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpl54 | i0dpk12 | 1,647,100,881 | 1,647,100,867 | 19 | 2 | Ditch the notion that ideas should be original, originality is so scarce these days, understandably so, since it's the year of our lord 2022 and people be story telling creatures, it's a near impossible feat to be a complete original. But not all hope is lost. You have an unique voice in storytelling, cherish it and hone it. You could control how YOU tell the story, with your original, unique to you voice. | I feel like if I’m trying to hard to be “original”, I’m always disappointed. Especially if I’m aiming to be like, super super original. Most things are built on what has come before them, and tap into it - and that actually makes it more enjoyable. So I try to focus on interesting. Something overdone is probably not interesting. A common thing with a twist, or a new answer to a question, or a common question asked in a new way - that’s interesting. | 1 | 14 | 9.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpclk | i0dql0q | 1,647,100,776 | 1,647,101,315 | 4 | 12 | One thing you can do is taking something established and putting a twist on it. Structure, premise, details, anything. Think of something you see 24/7 in your genre and how you could flip that on its head. | I think it's the characters that make a story original and fresh. Crime is the same and basic. Give it a supernatural twist. Make animals, either smart animals doing it for themselves or someone training animals to commit the crime for them. If you need crime inspiration look at real-life cold case files or murders or TV crime shows. If you need an example of an animal-based crime story there was a twisted cartoon about cats called Felidae that came out in 1994. Look it up if you're interested in watching it, it's on YouTube. Just be warned, it's dark and has scenes that might not be good for young kids. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109791/ | 0 | 539 | 3 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpk12 | i0dql0q | 1,647,100,867 | 1,647,101,315 | 2 | 12 | I feel like if I’m trying to hard to be “original”, I’m always disappointed. Especially if I’m aiming to be like, super super original. Most things are built on what has come before them, and tap into it - and that actually makes it more enjoyable. So I try to focus on interesting. Something overdone is probably not interesting. A common thing with a twist, or a new answer to a question, or a common question asked in a new way - that’s interesting. | I think it's the characters that make a story original and fresh. Crime is the same and basic. Give it a supernatural twist. Make animals, either smart animals doing it for themselves or someone training animals to commit the crime for them. If you need crime inspiration look at real-life cold case files or murders or TV crime shows. If you need an example of an animal-based crime story there was a twisted cartoon about cats called Felidae that came out in 1994. Look it up if you're interested in watching it, it's on YouTube. Just be warned, it's dark and has scenes that might not be good for young kids. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109791/ | 0 | 448 | 6 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpclk | i0duc9e | 1,647,100,776 | 1,647,102,927 | 4 | 7 | One thing you can do is taking something established and putting a twist on it. Structure, premise, details, anything. Think of something you see 24/7 in your genre and how you could flip that on its head. | Chasing pure originality is your first mistake. You goal should be a story that is interesting and engaging. | 0 | 2,151 | 1.75 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0duc9e | i0dpk12 | 1,647,102,927 | 1,647,100,867 | 7 | 2 | Chasing pure originality is your first mistake. You goal should be a story that is interesting and engaging. | I feel like if I’m trying to hard to be “original”, I’m always disappointed. Especially if I’m aiming to be like, super super original. Most things are built on what has come before them, and tap into it - and that actually makes it more enjoyable. So I try to focus on interesting. Something overdone is probably not interesting. A common thing with a twist, or a new answer to a question, or a common question asked in a new way - that’s interesting. | 1 | 2,060 | 3.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0duv6z | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,103,149 | 7 | 6 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | At this point. With many people trying to be writers... don't stress over originality as long as you're not plagiarizing. Your idea sounds interesting but of course it can remind people of alot of things like resident evil, last of us, metro last light, i am legend, etc. The difference between all of those ip's is basically HOW they established their characters and themes. Those 2 elements n probably more can help separate you from other writers. Focus on your characters development and the messages you are trying to convey. Less on the popcorn action n other superficial stuff. Reason being cuz as kids, we all probably wanted to write just the exciting and action stuff. But if it's just action, that alone can bore people or won't keep people invested into keep reading. Like reading a Michael Bay movie turned into a book. This is just my opinion of course. Maybe the way you write action or comedy is different and unique. But characters and story should always come first. | 1 | 10,407 | 1.166667 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0dpclk | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,100,776 | 7 | 4 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | One thing you can do is taking something established and putting a twist on it. Structure, premise, details, anything. Think of something you see 24/7 in your genre and how you could flip that on its head. | 1 | 12,780 | 1.75 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ecqqa | i0el20k | 1,647,110,094 | 1,647,113,556 | 3 | 7 | Read. | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | 0 | 3,462 | 2.333333 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0dpk12 | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,100,867 | 7 | 2 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | I feel like if I’m trying to hard to be “original”, I’m always disappointed. Especially if I’m aiming to be like, super super original. Most things are built on what has come before them, and tap into it - and that actually makes it more enjoyable. So I try to focus on interesting. Something overdone is probably not interesting. A common thing with a twist, or a new answer to a question, or a common question asked in a new way - that’s interesting. | 1 | 12,689 | 3.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0dwo95 | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,103,906 | 7 | 2 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | Your story doesn't have to be 100% original! Every thought has already been thought of. Just make sure to not get too inspired by the works of anyone | 1 | 9,650 | 3.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0dydso | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,104,616 | 7 | 2 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | Have a lot of knowledge to draw on. Have a rich array of ideas and thoughts and cultural perspectives flowing through your brain. | 1 | 8,940 | 3.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0e6d04 | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,107,441 | 7 | 2 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | you cant be original, don't bother, but you can make things your own, how do you do that? HEy, i dont want you to steal my ideas! | 1 | 6,115 | 3.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0e71kv | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,107,729 | 7 | 2 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | Come to terms with this right now. If you come up with an idea. It’s probably been done before. Once you’ve come to terms with this, **keep writing**. There’s always going to be some jerk who’s going to point out another story similar to yours. I recently made a post asking for notes on an idea I had, and half the comments were something like *”Hey this is just like insert existing book title.”* What will set you apart is your ability to tell a good story. Two people can tell the exact same story, but one of them is going to tell it better. If you want an example, look no further than *A Song of Ice And Fire*, by George RR Martin. Considered one of the greatest writers, and greatest literary works of our time. It’s based, and heavily influenced by the real *War of The Roses*, and the events surrounding it. Even the Red Wedding was based on a real world genocide that occurred in Scotland. There are also about a dozen other books that have also done this, including 2 book series’s that I’m aware of that are straight up just novelizations of the war, but from various perspectives. There’s nothing wrong with using ideas from other stories, or real world events, just make sure you’re making it your own, and telling it in **your** way, not someone else’s. | 1 | 5,827 | 3.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0e8z57 | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,108,526 | 7 | 2 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | Who cares if it's been done before? Just tell your story. If it's **your story**, it will be new. | 1 | 5,030 | 3.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0ejk22 | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,112,910 | 7 | 1 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | I value originality very highly. If you're looking to be original, it helps to pay attention to the ways in which the world itself is new. Our regular day-to-day lives are very different than they were even just 25 years ago. New inventions and changes happening all the time affect human life in ways never before seen. What crimes are possible now that were never before possible? | 1 | 646 | 7 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0dyrwj | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,104,779 | 7 | 1 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | I would brainstorm with you 1 on 1 if you thought it would help to just dump the ideas out and have a sounding board. It's also okay to start with an unoriginal idea and trust your voice is what's different. Also okay to have an unoriginal idea be your first book. Your 2nd book will be better. You learn most efficiently from the doing. Here is a Neil G trick, try to think of the most cliche thing you can think of. Ratchet it up to 11 make it the cheesiest most cliche scene ever. Write that down to understand how it ticks. Then do something to rotate it. Hope one of these suggestions helps! Everyone sort of agrees originality is overrated. Finishing a novel is underrated. Finish the novel! | 1 | 8,777 | 7 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e6guw | i0el20k | 1,647,107,486 | 1,647,113,556 | 1 | 7 | I take ideas from a bunch of different stories and mash them together until it turns into an original story. | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | 0 | 6,070 | 7 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0el20k | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,113,556 | 0 | 7 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | 0 | 5,733 | 7,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0egpxb | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,111,743 | 7 | 1 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | Well what does interest you? Dig into something, and poke it around a little. It'll eventually become less cliche if you keep at it. And I wouldn't worry too much about being original, I'm not sure that's technically possible for our brains anyway. Or if you can be original, then can you imagine a new color to prove it? | 1 | 1,813 | 7 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0el20k | i0egzot | 1,647,113,556 | 1,647,111,852 | 7 | 1 | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | Write what you need to write. If people knew a formula for originality, this wouldn’t be such a common problem. Write, look for all the cliches and tropes you’re using as a crutch, and write it again without them, using your own creativity and experiences. People who are being original don’t try to be original first. | 1 | 1,704 | 7 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ejxut | i0el20k | 1,647,113,077 | 1,647,113,556 | 1 | 7 | if you're writing within a genre maybe u shouldn't strive for total originality, just add your own little twists and that'll make all the difference, write ur own take on the genre with only what interests and fascinates you. If you're stuck focus in something you like and let your mind wonder, observe every detail, at some point you'll find something that u don't quite understand, something u have a strong opinion on, or a question that u don't know the answer to, then use ur imagination to fill and connect the gaps and maybe an idea or a storyline will be formed. | I consume a lot of media, and my interest in doing a story tends to spring up from dissatisfaction or frustration with a common trope or staple of the genre, or a feeling that I really want to see something in that genre that isn't being done - the empty space on the bookshelf. Then I usually have ~5-20 ideas floating at a time, for various genres and stories, where it sits in the back of my head and I turn it over, think of different characters and how they'd work with the concept, and write test drafts to see what emerges. Then eventually something will 'click'. Could be a scene, a twist on the concept, a particular character, sometimes strikes me out of the blue, when I'm in the shower or laying in bed at night. That usually puts the spark to the ignition and starts me off with the initial surge of motivation. | 0 | 479 | 7 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0duv6z | i0dpclk | 1,647,103,149 | 1,647,100,776 | 6 | 4 | At this point. With many people trying to be writers... don't stress over originality as long as you're not plagiarizing. Your idea sounds interesting but of course it can remind people of alot of things like resident evil, last of us, metro last light, i am legend, etc. The difference between all of those ip's is basically HOW they established their characters and themes. Those 2 elements n probably more can help separate you from other writers. Focus on your characters development and the messages you are trying to convey. Less on the popcorn action n other superficial stuff. Reason being cuz as kids, we all probably wanted to write just the exciting and action stuff. But if it's just action, that alone can bore people or won't keep people invested into keep reading. Like reading a Michael Bay movie turned into a book. This is just my opinion of course. Maybe the way you write action or comedy is different and unique. But characters and story should always come first. | One thing you can do is taking something established and putting a twist on it. Structure, premise, details, anything. Think of something you see 24/7 in your genre and how you could flip that on its head. | 1 | 2,373 | 1.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpk12 | i0duv6z | 1,647,100,867 | 1,647,103,149 | 2 | 6 | I feel like if I’m trying to hard to be “original”, I’m always disappointed. Especially if I’m aiming to be like, super super original. Most things are built on what has come before them, and tap into it - and that actually makes it more enjoyable. So I try to focus on interesting. Something overdone is probably not interesting. A common thing with a twist, or a new answer to a question, or a common question asked in a new way - that’s interesting. | At this point. With many people trying to be writers... don't stress over originality as long as you're not plagiarizing. Your idea sounds interesting but of course it can remind people of alot of things like resident evil, last of us, metro last light, i am legend, etc. The difference between all of those ip's is basically HOW they established their characters and themes. Those 2 elements n probably more can help separate you from other writers. Focus on your characters development and the messages you are trying to convey. Less on the popcorn action n other superficial stuff. Reason being cuz as kids, we all probably wanted to write just the exciting and action stuff. But if it's just action, that alone can bore people or won't keep people invested into keep reading. Like reading a Michael Bay movie turned into a book. This is just my opinion of course. Maybe the way you write action or comedy is different and unique. But characters and story should always come first. | 0 | 2,282 | 3 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dpk12 | i0ecqqa | 1,647,100,867 | 1,647,110,094 | 2 | 3 | I feel like if I’m trying to hard to be “original”, I’m always disappointed. Especially if I’m aiming to be like, super super original. Most things are built on what has come before them, and tap into it - and that actually makes it more enjoyable. So I try to focus on interesting. Something overdone is probably not interesting. A common thing with a twist, or a new answer to a question, or a common question asked in a new way - that’s interesting. | Read. | 0 | 9,227 | 1.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ecqqa | i0dwo95 | 1,647,110,094 | 1,647,103,906 | 3 | 2 | Read. | Your story doesn't have to be 100% original! Every thought has already been thought of. Just make sure to not get too inspired by the works of anyone | 1 | 6,188 | 1.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ecqqa | i0dydso | 1,647,110,094 | 1,647,104,616 | 3 | 2 | Read. | Have a lot of knowledge to draw on. Have a rich array of ideas and thoughts and cultural perspectives flowing through your brain. | 1 | 5,478 | 1.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e6d04 | i0ecqqa | 1,647,107,441 | 1,647,110,094 | 2 | 3 | you cant be original, don't bother, but you can make things your own, how do you do that? HEy, i dont want you to steal my ideas! | Read. | 0 | 2,653 | 1.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ecqqa | i0e71kv | 1,647,110,094 | 1,647,107,729 | 3 | 2 | Read. | Come to terms with this right now. If you come up with an idea. It’s probably been done before. Once you’ve come to terms with this, **keep writing**. There’s always going to be some jerk who’s going to point out another story similar to yours. I recently made a post asking for notes on an idea I had, and half the comments were something like *”Hey this is just like insert existing book title.”* What will set you apart is your ability to tell a good story. Two people can tell the exact same story, but one of them is going to tell it better. If you want an example, look no further than *A Song of Ice And Fire*, by George RR Martin. Considered one of the greatest writers, and greatest literary works of our time. It’s based, and heavily influenced by the real *War of The Roses*, and the events surrounding it. Even the Red Wedding was based on a real world genocide that occurred in Scotland. There are also about a dozen other books that have also done this, including 2 book series’s that I’m aware of that are straight up just novelizations of the war, but from various perspectives. There’s nothing wrong with using ideas from other stories, or real world events, just make sure you’re making it your own, and telling it in **your** way, not someone else’s. | 1 | 2,365 | 1.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ecqqa | i0e8z57 | 1,647,110,094 | 1,647,108,526 | 3 | 2 | Read. | Who cares if it's been done before? Just tell your story. If it's **your story**, it will be new. | 1 | 1,568 | 1.5 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dyrwj | i0ecqqa | 1,647,104,779 | 1,647,110,094 | 1 | 3 | I would brainstorm with you 1 on 1 if you thought it would help to just dump the ideas out and have a sounding board. It's also okay to start with an unoriginal idea and trust your voice is what's different. Also okay to have an unoriginal idea be your first book. Your 2nd book will be better. You learn most efficiently from the doing. Here is a Neil G trick, try to think of the most cliche thing you can think of. Ratchet it up to 11 make it the cheesiest most cliche scene ever. Write that down to understand how it ticks. Then do something to rotate it. Hope one of these suggestions helps! Everyone sort of agrees originality is overrated. Finishing a novel is underrated. Finish the novel! | Read. | 0 | 5,315 | 3 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ecqqa | i0e6guw | 1,647,110,094 | 1,647,107,486 | 3 | 1 | Read. | I take ideas from a bunch of different stories and mash them together until it turns into an original story. | 1 | 2,608 | 3 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0ecqqa | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,110,094 | 0 | 3 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | Read. | 0 | 2,271 | 3,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e6d04 | i0dyrwj | 1,647,107,441 | 1,647,104,779 | 2 | 1 | you cant be original, don't bother, but you can make things your own, how do you do that? HEy, i dont want you to steal my ideas! | I would brainstorm with you 1 on 1 if you thought it would help to just dump the ideas out and have a sounding board. It's also okay to start with an unoriginal idea and trust your voice is what's different. Also okay to have an unoriginal idea be your first book. Your 2nd book will be better. You learn most efficiently from the doing. Here is a Neil G trick, try to think of the most cliche thing you can think of. Ratchet it up to 11 make it the cheesiest most cliche scene ever. Write that down to understand how it ticks. Then do something to rotate it. Hope one of these suggestions helps! Everyone sort of agrees originality is overrated. Finishing a novel is underrated. Finish the novel! | 1 | 2,662 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e71kv | i0dyrwj | 1,647,107,729 | 1,647,104,779 | 2 | 1 | Come to terms with this right now. If you come up with an idea. It’s probably been done before. Once you’ve come to terms with this, **keep writing**. There’s always going to be some jerk who’s going to point out another story similar to yours. I recently made a post asking for notes on an idea I had, and half the comments were something like *”Hey this is just like insert existing book title.”* What will set you apart is your ability to tell a good story. Two people can tell the exact same story, but one of them is going to tell it better. If you want an example, look no further than *A Song of Ice And Fire*, by George RR Martin. Considered one of the greatest writers, and greatest literary works of our time. It’s based, and heavily influenced by the real *War of The Roses*, and the events surrounding it. Even the Red Wedding was based on a real world genocide that occurred in Scotland. There are also about a dozen other books that have also done this, including 2 book series’s that I’m aware of that are straight up just novelizations of the war, but from various perspectives. There’s nothing wrong with using ideas from other stories, or real world events, just make sure you’re making it your own, and telling it in **your** way, not someone else’s. | I would brainstorm with you 1 on 1 if you thought it would help to just dump the ideas out and have a sounding board. It's also okay to start with an unoriginal idea and trust your voice is what's different. Also okay to have an unoriginal idea be your first book. Your 2nd book will be better. You learn most efficiently from the doing. Here is a Neil G trick, try to think of the most cliche thing you can think of. Ratchet it up to 11 make it the cheesiest most cliche scene ever. Write that down to understand how it ticks. Then do something to rotate it. Hope one of these suggestions helps! Everyone sort of agrees originality is overrated. Finishing a novel is underrated. Finish the novel! | 1 | 2,950 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e71kv | i0e6guw | 1,647,107,729 | 1,647,107,486 | 2 | 1 | Come to terms with this right now. If you come up with an idea. It’s probably been done before. Once you’ve come to terms with this, **keep writing**. There’s always going to be some jerk who’s going to point out another story similar to yours. I recently made a post asking for notes on an idea I had, and half the comments were something like *”Hey this is just like insert existing book title.”* What will set you apart is your ability to tell a good story. Two people can tell the exact same story, but one of them is going to tell it better. If you want an example, look no further than *A Song of Ice And Fire*, by George RR Martin. Considered one of the greatest writers, and greatest literary works of our time. It’s based, and heavily influenced by the real *War of The Roses*, and the events surrounding it. Even the Red Wedding was based on a real world genocide that occurred in Scotland. There are also about a dozen other books that have also done this, including 2 book series’s that I’m aware of that are straight up just novelizations of the war, but from various perspectives. There’s nothing wrong with using ideas from other stories, or real world events, just make sure you’re making it your own, and telling it in **your** way, not someone else’s. | I take ideas from a bunch of different stories and mash them together until it turns into an original story. | 1 | 243 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0dyrwj | i0e8z57 | 1,647,104,779 | 1,647,108,526 | 1 | 2 | I would brainstorm with you 1 on 1 if you thought it would help to just dump the ideas out and have a sounding board. It's also okay to start with an unoriginal idea and trust your voice is what's different. Also okay to have an unoriginal idea be your first book. Your 2nd book will be better. You learn most efficiently from the doing. Here is a Neil G trick, try to think of the most cliche thing you can think of. Ratchet it up to 11 make it the cheesiest most cliche scene ever. Write that down to understand how it ticks. Then do something to rotate it. Hope one of these suggestions helps! Everyone sort of agrees originality is overrated. Finishing a novel is underrated. Finish the novel! | Who cares if it's been done before? Just tell your story. If it's **your story**, it will be new. | 0 | 3,747 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e8z57 | i0e6guw | 1,647,108,526 | 1,647,107,486 | 2 | 1 | Who cares if it's been done before? Just tell your story. If it's **your story**, it will be new. | I take ideas from a bunch of different stories and mash them together until it turns into an original story. | 1 | 1,040 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0e8z57 | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,108,526 | 0 | 2 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | Who cares if it's been done before? Just tell your story. If it's **your story**, it will be new. | 0 | 703 | 2,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ejk22 | i0ewc1x | 1,647,112,910 | 1,647,118,565 | 1 | 2 | I value originality very highly. If you're looking to be original, it helps to pay attention to the ways in which the world itself is new. Our regular day-to-day lives are very different than they were even just 25 years ago. New inventions and changes happening all the time affect human life in ways never before seen. What crimes are possible now that were never before possible? | I don't, I steal others ideas. | 0 | 5,655 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0dyrwj | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,104,779 | 2 | 1 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | I would brainstorm with you 1 on 1 if you thought it would help to just dump the ideas out and have a sounding board. It's also okay to start with an unoriginal idea and trust your voice is what's different. Also okay to have an unoriginal idea be your first book. Your 2nd book will be better. You learn most efficiently from the doing. Here is a Neil G trick, try to think of the most cliche thing you can think of. Ratchet it up to 11 make it the cheesiest most cliche scene ever. Write that down to understand how it ticks. Then do something to rotate it. Hope one of these suggestions helps! Everyone sort of agrees originality is overrated. Finishing a novel is underrated. Finish the novel! | 1 | 13,786 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0e6guw | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,107,486 | 2 | 1 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | I take ideas from a bunch of different stories and mash them together until it turns into an original story. | 1 | 11,079 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0ewc1x | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,118,565 | 0 | 2 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | I don't, I steal others ideas. | 0 | 10,742 | 2,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0egpxb | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,111,743 | 2 | 1 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | Well what does interest you? Dig into something, and poke it around a little. It'll eventually become less cliche if you keep at it. And I wouldn't worry too much about being original, I'm not sure that's technically possible for our brains anyway. Or if you can be original, then can you imagine a new color to prove it? | 1 | 6,822 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0egzot | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,111,852 | 2 | 1 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | Write what you need to write. If people knew a formula for originality, this wouldn’t be such a common problem. Write, look for all the cliches and tropes you’re using as a crutch, and write it again without them, using your own creativity and experiences. People who are being original don’t try to be original first. | 1 | 6,713 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ejxut | i0ewc1x | 1,647,113,077 | 1,647,118,565 | 1 | 2 | if you're writing within a genre maybe u shouldn't strive for total originality, just add your own little twists and that'll make all the difference, write ur own take on the genre with only what interests and fascinates you. If you're stuck focus in something you like and let your mind wonder, observe every detail, at some point you'll find something that u don't quite understand, something u have a strong opinion on, or a question that u don't know the answer to, then use ur imagination to fill and connect the gaps and maybe an idea or a storyline will be formed. | I don't, I steal others ideas. | 0 | 5,488 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0eqcf5 | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,115,866 | 2 | 1 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | I view myself more as a chemist than a god; if I were a god I am more like Dr. Frankenstein than some divine creator. I see elements I like and I just take them for my own purpose. Generally, if it's a bad idea to put them together, all the more reason to force it and see what happens in case I discover something, if not to continue the story I might take aspects from it. My best stories had essentially fan fiction quality pieces, they had original characters and universes but have that weird day-dreaming vibe that's obvious unoriginal, but never the less were of things I enjoyed. I'd have *dozens* of these things. I then combined the ones compatible and created lore around it, making it more like 4-6. Afterwards, I combine them again, especially the ones only slightly compatible, for the small roots of similarities are just enough for where if you were to force the story to tie together, it will seem both natural to third party individuals but also an incredibly unique and vibrant universe. I have practiced this discipline from a very simple, but shockingly obscure, philosophy I wish I knew where I got it from: a bucket and pieces of paper. Get a massive list of things you love. Characters, plots, premises, universes, genres, *everything*. Dump these pieces in the bucket, stir it up, and grab three or more that, from now on, are law. Suddenly you have a scifi about cavemen fighting a cold war among vampire pythons. These things are very unrelated, but when you brainstorm how to justify them, you practice a creative muscle that's powerful enough to invent new genres. Steampunk, for example, is nothing more than a primitive-based scifi, but nobody will dare degrade it as a scifi for it is its own thing. Maybe you'll invent cave-punk or some shit where cavemen got very good at stone based inventions, massive societies of once hunter-gatherer people banded together to fight this 'disease' of pythons from spreading, working hard on overly complex inventions that fulfill a very simple, but important, automative processes all in order to fight a war among vampire pythons that are slithery and good at hiding and sneaking, but maybe these said inventions cause a cold war of some sort since nobody wants to instigate a complicated conflict? I dunno, the idea seems like shit, but maybe if I spent more than thirty seconds I could make something great. I wont, of course, because I already have a shit load of other ideas I need to work on. Maybe you will have fun trying it yourself. You can even complicate the rules as you go further, such as a bucket full of titles and you declare certain aspects of your next story based on what's drawn ("Genre like... Starwars. Story like... Holes. Characters like... Clockwork Orange. Vibe like... Pikmin") | 1 | 2,699 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0esaau | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,116,730 | 2 | 1 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | If you've ever read a story that you thought was going to go in a really cool direction and then didn't, you can try a story with a similar setup that then does that cool thing you got excited for. Try taking some of your own random interests and mash them together into a story concept. | 1 | 1,835 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0evkex | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,118,214 | 2 | 1 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | Have a look at some of your favorite stories. Take those bits from each story you like, characters, plot points, scenes, situations etc and mix them together and see what happens. | 1 | 351 | 2 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ewc1x | i0evp85 | 1,647,118,565 | 1,647,118,274 | 2 | 0 | I don't, I steal others ideas. | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | 1 | 291 | 2,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ejk22 | i0e79mu | 1,647,112,910 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | I value originality very highly. If you're looking to be original, it helps to pay attention to the ways in which the world itself is new. Our regular day-to-day lives are very different than they were even just 25 years ago. New inventions and changes happening all the time affect human life in ways never before seen. What crimes are possible now that were never before possible? | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 5,087 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i1row5k | i0e79mu | 1,648,021,453 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | Did you say original ideas? Well, let me tell you that I love originality as I can tell whatever unique story I want as an author with new ideas, interesting scenes, and unique, likable characters when I imagine things that are grand, colorful, and fun. But I can tell you that writing an original story isn't as easy as it sounds and it can take forever to think of something else that is considered original in a state of writer's block until an idea that processes in your mind would pop up. I know what can solve the dilemma as you take a step back and learn what you should do before you begin. I'll give you 3 tips I've looked up on Google on how to come up with original ideas for your book. 1. Draw inspiration from some aspects in your life. It can arise from a place that interested you the first time you entered it, the top person who's worked hard at any field, an animal, a dream you had during your sleep at night, or a friend that you haven't seen in years. You can even pick some little details from either movies or TV shows that will be perfect for either the locations or the characters. Those can help make a story idea strong when you're inspired by something you've seen before you start writing. 2. Take an old concept and turn it into something fresh. A lot of similar stories have been done way before and we want to see something different, but when you can take some of those familiar premises and put your own spin on them, you can combine them into an interesting narrative. It's not the same as plagiarizing, which is copying someone else's ideas and something that you should never do. Just find a concept that you've heard of before and add cool several story elements to it to make it an engaging story. 3. Do your research. Make sure you look some locations up on the computer if you choose a place you want your story to be set in. You don't want to start your book off with a background that doesn't sound accurate to the real environment you're searching up, you need to do a lot of research on how it works as you describe how appealing or realistically old your setting looks where your characters are in crazy situations. And there you have it. Hope that helps. Once you're done reading these tips, you can look for my community, r/MemorableBooks; I am a moderator if you didn't know. Or you can just click on it now that I just showed it to you haha. It's about coming up with original storytelling where users can make their own books popular when they creatively wrote them. I'll help you if you're having trouble. | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 913,630 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i1row5k | i0evp85 | 1,648,021,453 | 1,647,118,274 | 1 | 0 | Did you say original ideas? Well, let me tell you that I love originality as I can tell whatever unique story I want as an author with new ideas, interesting scenes, and unique, likable characters when I imagine things that are grand, colorful, and fun. But I can tell you that writing an original story isn't as easy as it sounds and it can take forever to think of something else that is considered original in a state of writer's block until an idea that processes in your mind would pop up. I know what can solve the dilemma as you take a step back and learn what you should do before you begin. I'll give you 3 tips I've looked up on Google on how to come up with original ideas for your book. 1. Draw inspiration from some aspects in your life. It can arise from a place that interested you the first time you entered it, the top person who's worked hard at any field, an animal, a dream you had during your sleep at night, or a friend that you haven't seen in years. You can even pick some little details from either movies or TV shows that will be perfect for either the locations or the characters. Those can help make a story idea strong when you're inspired by something you've seen before you start writing. 2. Take an old concept and turn it into something fresh. A lot of similar stories have been done way before and we want to see something different, but when you can take some of those familiar premises and put your own spin on them, you can combine them into an interesting narrative. It's not the same as plagiarizing, which is copying someone else's ideas and something that you should never do. Just find a concept that you've heard of before and add cool several story elements to it to make it an engaging story. 3. Do your research. Make sure you look some locations up on the computer if you choose a place you want your story to be set in. You don't want to start your book off with a background that doesn't sound accurate to the real environment you're searching up, you need to do a lot of research on how it works as you describe how appealing or realistically old your setting looks where your characters are in crazy situations. And there you have it. Hope that helps. Once you're done reading these tips, you can look for my community, r/MemorableBooks; I am a moderator if you didn't know. Or you can just click on it now that I just showed it to you haha. It's about coming up with original storytelling where users can make their own books popular when they creatively wrote them. I'll help you if you're having trouble. | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | 1 | 903,179 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0ezha9 | i1row5k | 1,647,119,974 | 1,648,021,453 | 0 | 1 | Crime stories always have the same beats, but making those beats feel fresh is what really elevates a story. One thing I have been using for my current project is to have an idea list of just random tropes or scenes that you think would be cool, then take several of those ideas and mash them together. I think Brandon Sanderson was the person I heard this from, where he talks about how he came up with the ideas for Mistborn. You can also borrow ideas from other pieces of media and mash them together in unique ways. The Guardians of the Galaxy and the Avengers are both pretty similarly structured five-man bands, but they approach the trope in different ways. | Did you say original ideas? Well, let me tell you that I love originality as I can tell whatever unique story I want as an author with new ideas, interesting scenes, and unique, likable characters when I imagine things that are grand, colorful, and fun. But I can tell you that writing an original story isn't as easy as it sounds and it can take forever to think of something else that is considered original in a state of writer's block until an idea that processes in your mind would pop up. I know what can solve the dilemma as you take a step back and learn what you should do before you begin. I'll give you 3 tips I've looked up on Google on how to come up with original ideas for your book. 1. Draw inspiration from some aspects in your life. It can arise from a place that interested you the first time you entered it, the top person who's worked hard at any field, an animal, a dream you had during your sleep at night, or a friend that you haven't seen in years. You can even pick some little details from either movies or TV shows that will be perfect for either the locations or the characters. Those can help make a story idea strong when you're inspired by something you've seen before you start writing. 2. Take an old concept and turn it into something fresh. A lot of similar stories have been done way before and we want to see something different, but when you can take some of those familiar premises and put your own spin on them, you can combine them into an interesting narrative. It's not the same as plagiarizing, which is copying someone else's ideas and something that you should never do. Just find a concept that you've heard of before and add cool several story elements to it to make it an engaging story. 3. Do your research. Make sure you look some locations up on the computer if you choose a place you want your story to be set in. You don't want to start your book off with a background that doesn't sound accurate to the real environment you're searching up, you need to do a lot of research on how it works as you describe how appealing or realistically old your setting looks where your characters are in crazy situations. And there you have it. Hope that helps. Once you're done reading these tips, you can look for my community, r/MemorableBooks; I am a moderator if you didn't know. Or you can just click on it now that I just showed it to you haha. It's about coming up with original storytelling where users can make their own books popular when they creatively wrote them. I'll help you if you're having trouble. | 0 | 901,479 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0gvcqp | i1row5k | 1,647,156,815 | 1,648,021,453 | 0 | 1 | If you have to seriously ask this, you shouldn't be writing | Did you say original ideas? Well, let me tell you that I love originality as I can tell whatever unique story I want as an author with new ideas, interesting scenes, and unique, likable characters when I imagine things that are grand, colorful, and fun. But I can tell you that writing an original story isn't as easy as it sounds and it can take forever to think of something else that is considered original in a state of writer's block until an idea that processes in your mind would pop up. I know what can solve the dilemma as you take a step back and learn what you should do before you begin. I'll give you 3 tips I've looked up on Google on how to come up with original ideas for your book. 1. Draw inspiration from some aspects in your life. It can arise from a place that interested you the first time you entered it, the top person who's worked hard at any field, an animal, a dream you had during your sleep at night, or a friend that you haven't seen in years. You can even pick some little details from either movies or TV shows that will be perfect for either the locations or the characters. Those can help make a story idea strong when you're inspired by something you've seen before you start writing. 2. Take an old concept and turn it into something fresh. A lot of similar stories have been done way before and we want to see something different, but when you can take some of those familiar premises and put your own spin on them, you can combine them into an interesting narrative. It's not the same as plagiarizing, which is copying someone else's ideas and something that you should never do. Just find a concept that you've heard of before and add cool several story elements to it to make it an engaging story. 3. Do your research. Make sure you look some locations up on the computer if you choose a place you want your story to be set in. You don't want to start your book off with a background that doesn't sound accurate to the real environment you're searching up, you need to do a lot of research on how it works as you describe how appealing or realistically old your setting looks where your characters are in crazy situations. And there you have it. Hope that helps. Once you're done reading these tips, you can look for my community, r/MemorableBooks; I am a moderator if you didn't know. Or you can just click on it now that I just showed it to you haha. It's about coming up with original storytelling where users can make their own books popular when they creatively wrote them. I'll help you if you're having trouble. | 0 | 864,638 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0egpxb | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,111,743 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | Well what does interest you? Dig into something, and poke it around a little. It'll eventually become less cliche if you keep at it. And I wouldn't worry too much about being original, I'm not sure that's technically possible for our brains anyway. Or if you can be original, then can you imagine a new color to prove it? | 0 | 3,920 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0egzot | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,111,852 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | Write what you need to write. If people knew a formula for originality, this wouldn’t be such a common problem. Write, look for all the cliches and tropes you’re using as a crutch, and write it again without them, using your own creativity and experiences. People who are being original don’t try to be original first. | 0 | 4,029 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0ejxut | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,113,077 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | if you're writing within a genre maybe u shouldn't strive for total originality, just add your own little twists and that'll make all the difference, write ur own take on the genre with only what interests and fascinates you. If you're stuck focus in something you like and let your mind wonder, observe every detail, at some point you'll find something that u don't quite understand, something u have a strong opinion on, or a question that u don't know the answer to, then use ur imagination to fill and connect the gaps and maybe an idea or a storyline will be formed. | 0 | 5,254 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0eqcf5 | i0e79mu | 1,647,115,866 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | I view myself more as a chemist than a god; if I were a god I am more like Dr. Frankenstein than some divine creator. I see elements I like and I just take them for my own purpose. Generally, if it's a bad idea to put them together, all the more reason to force it and see what happens in case I discover something, if not to continue the story I might take aspects from it. My best stories had essentially fan fiction quality pieces, they had original characters and universes but have that weird day-dreaming vibe that's obvious unoriginal, but never the less were of things I enjoyed. I'd have *dozens* of these things. I then combined the ones compatible and created lore around it, making it more like 4-6. Afterwards, I combine them again, especially the ones only slightly compatible, for the small roots of similarities are just enough for where if you were to force the story to tie together, it will seem both natural to third party individuals but also an incredibly unique and vibrant universe. I have practiced this discipline from a very simple, but shockingly obscure, philosophy I wish I knew where I got it from: a bucket and pieces of paper. Get a massive list of things you love. Characters, plots, premises, universes, genres, *everything*. Dump these pieces in the bucket, stir it up, and grab three or more that, from now on, are law. Suddenly you have a scifi about cavemen fighting a cold war among vampire pythons. These things are very unrelated, but when you brainstorm how to justify them, you practice a creative muscle that's powerful enough to invent new genres. Steampunk, for example, is nothing more than a primitive-based scifi, but nobody will dare degrade it as a scifi for it is its own thing. Maybe you'll invent cave-punk or some shit where cavemen got very good at stone based inventions, massive societies of once hunter-gatherer people banded together to fight this 'disease' of pythons from spreading, working hard on overly complex inventions that fulfill a very simple, but important, automative processes all in order to fight a war among vampire pythons that are slithery and good at hiding and sneaking, but maybe these said inventions cause a cold war of some sort since nobody wants to instigate a complicated conflict? I dunno, the idea seems like shit, but maybe if I spent more than thirty seconds I could make something great. I wont, of course, because I already have a shit load of other ideas I need to work on. Maybe you will have fun trying it yourself. You can even complicate the rules as you go further, such as a bucket full of titles and you declare certain aspects of your next story based on what's drawn ("Genre like... Starwars. Story like... Holes. Characters like... Clockwork Orange. Vibe like... Pikmin") | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 8,043 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0esaau | i0e79mu | 1,647,116,730 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | If you've ever read a story that you thought was going to go in a really cool direction and then didn't, you can try a story with a similar setup that then does that cool thing you got excited for. Try taking some of your own random interests and mash them together into a story concept. | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 8,907 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0evkex | i0e79mu | 1,647,118,214 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | Have a look at some of your favorite stories. Take those bits from each story you like, characters, plot points, scenes, situations etc and mix them together and see what happens. | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 10,391 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0exgjq | i0e79mu | 1,647,119,069 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | I read, watch TV, movies, listen to music, and seek new experiences (this can be as something as simple as going to a new restaurant, or even listening to a new genre of music). | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 11,246 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0f4n6z | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,122,300 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | Watch and read stories. Come up with an ending before it finishes. If it isn't how you thought it would end, you have an idea | 0 | 14,477 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0fpgmm | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,132,185 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | Inspiration, sometimes from games, sometimes from dreams. I once wrote a series based on a world I randomly built in minecraft in 2010 | 0 | 24,362 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0fshc9 | i0e79mu | 1,647,133,718 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | I think really hard and read shit. Stuff usually comes up after a while | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 25,895 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0g2cv4 | i0e79mu | 1,647,138,832 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | As far as crime stuff, the nature of the crimes have been around forever. The circumstances and the people are different. With a murder mystery, there's always a dead body, but it's going to be the dead body you're writing about, who lived in such a way and made choices innocuous and momentous that ultimately led to their untimely demise. With a heist, the loot changes, the security measures get more elaborate, but ultimately your thief or thieves are the ones who have disable or circumvent them. It's the details that are important. The people involved, the methods employed, the motivations driving the events. Make us love or hate (or both) your criminals. Dazzle us with the elaborate mechanics of your security measures and countermeasures. As far as getting ideas, part of it is the basic five Ws. It could be a lost object d'art you saw a brief blurb about on the History Channel. It could be the obnoxious customer ahead of you in the grocery store line who you contemplate bumping off because they were rude to the clerk. There's a wealth of potential people to kill, things to steal, and places to destroy. All you've got to do is look at them and go, "Hmmmm..." | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 31,009 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0g54zs | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,140,290 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | Weed. | 0 | 32,467 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0h969p | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,168,233 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | There’s not a lot that hasn’t been done before, if anything at all. Worrying about it wont change it, where you take it from and where you take it to are different playing fields. Everyone needs prompts from time to time. I’d say maybe explore some real cases and go ham with the random prompt generators. It’ll come to you eventually. | 0 | 60,410 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0hadkw | i0e79mu | 1,647,169,245 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | You're never going to be truly original. It's just not possible at this point | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 61,422 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0e79mu | i0hf3ks | 1,647,107,823 | 1,647,172,995 | 0 | 1 | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | I always go all-in. I'd read about true crimes, criminal psychology manuals, police procedure/training manuals, documentaries, anything like that, just devour anything I can get my hands on. I find that I'm swimming in ideas when I fill my brain reservoirs this way, and when I expose my own emotions to the kind of content I want to write about. When I research, understanding the feelings is just as important as acquiring techinical information. That's the good stuff. | 0 | 65,172 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0hgmm3 | i0e79mu | 1,647,174,103 | 1,647,107,823 | 1 | 0 | Steal from enough places that you can't pinpoint any single aspect anymore. Setting is a combination of A, B and C. Magic system a combination of D, E and F, characters a combination of B, E and G, plot a combination of A, C and H. | I have the same problem. I'm a brain surgeon, but when I have to do surgery I just look at this weird grey smishy smushy gloop and I kind of just stand there. In the end I have to ask the internet because to be honest I'm not even sure what a brain _is_. You'd think that one of the prerequisites for being a brain surgeon was knowing _how_ to be a brain surgeon and that if I had to ask the internet how to be a brain surgeon then maybe being a brain surgeon isn't the best match for my talents, but there you go. I have a friend who really wants to be a Catholic priest and they're always asking the internet how to believe in God because they've tried believing in God and they still don't, so it isn't just me. | 1 | 66,280 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0evp85 | i0exgjq | 1,647,118,274 | 1,647,119,069 | 0 | 1 | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | I read, watch TV, movies, listen to music, and seek new experiences (this can be as something as simple as going to a new restaurant, or even listening to a new genre of music). | 0 | 795 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0f4n6z | i0evp85 | 1,647,122,300 | 1,647,118,274 | 1 | 0 | Watch and read stories. Come up with an ending before it finishes. If it isn't how you thought it would end, you have an idea | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | 1 | 4,026 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0fpgmm | i0evp85 | 1,647,132,185 | 1,647,118,274 | 1 | 0 | Inspiration, sometimes from games, sometimes from dreams. I once wrote a series based on a world I randomly built in minecraft in 2010 | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | 1 | 13,911 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0fshc9 | i0evp85 | 1,647,133,718 | 1,647,118,274 | 1 | 0 | I think really hard and read shit. Stuff usually comes up after a while | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | 1 | 15,444 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0g2cv4 | i0evp85 | 1,647,138,832 | 1,647,118,274 | 1 | 0 | As far as crime stuff, the nature of the crimes have been around forever. The circumstances and the people are different. With a murder mystery, there's always a dead body, but it's going to be the dead body you're writing about, who lived in such a way and made choices innocuous and momentous that ultimately led to their untimely demise. With a heist, the loot changes, the security measures get more elaborate, but ultimately your thief or thieves are the ones who have disable or circumvent them. It's the details that are important. The people involved, the methods employed, the motivations driving the events. Make us love or hate (or both) your criminals. Dazzle us with the elaborate mechanics of your security measures and countermeasures. As far as getting ideas, part of it is the basic five Ws. It could be a lost object d'art you saw a brief blurb about on the History Channel. It could be the obnoxious customer ahead of you in the grocery store line who you contemplate bumping off because they were rude to the clerk. There's a wealth of potential people to kill, things to steal, and places to destroy. All you've got to do is look at them and go, "Hmmmm..." | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | 1 | 20,558 | 1,000 | ||
tcj6vh | writing_train | 0.94 | How do you come up with original ideas for your writing? So I really want to try writing a crime novel and have thrown a few random ideas together and am trying to let my imagination run as wild as it can everyday, but the main problem I seem to be faced with here is how I cannot come up with any original, new fresh ideas myself. Something that hasn't been covered already by well known, established writers. Any tips? I feel like I should just give up by now. | i0g54zs | i0evp85 | 1,647,140,290 | 1,647,118,274 | 1 | 0 | Weed. | I'm a pantser. I let my subconscious do most of the work. But I've also read well over 2000 books in my life. So that might be helping me somewhat. I just sit down and type, often having no idea what will happen in the very next sentence. So far it seems to have worked out pretty well. :-) | 1 | 22,016 | 1,000 |
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