Normally, I let a really strong emotion grab hold of me and lead me into the story. After creating a character who's feeling the same thing I am, I explore her (or his) reasons for the feeling, going through her mind and her life and ultimately resolving the conflict she faces, also subduing the emotion I started with.
But a few months ago, I went through an intense ideating phase. I was reading articles about plot and characterization and I'd wanted to experiment with the insights I found there. So, I wrote plot after plot after plot, seeing the action unfold and the change in the character from conflict to maturity. Out of these ideas I created, there are 13 ideas I really want to flesh into stories.
I feel too impatient to be leisurely about them but at the same time, I want to enjoy them. So, I'm going to create a new process for myself from today. I will write one of these stories everyday or every two days, depending on the time available with me. I shall add these stories to the list of others that I have been meaning to edit since very long. Then I shall begin editing them after these initial drafts have been written.
Meanwhile, I shall pen down new ideas as and when I get them and if the urge is too strong, make that idea my story for the day. Till now, I've been moody and capricious with my writing. I wonder what will happen when I create this routine. It's time to see.
This is my daily plan as of now:
1. Write a story from the 13
2. Read a friend's story or a popular story and analyze it
3. Edit a story from my list of pending stories
:) Let's see how it goes.
But a few months ago, I went through an intense ideating phase. I was reading articles about plot and characterization and I'd wanted to experiment with the insights I found there. So, I wrote plot after plot after plot, seeing the action unfold and the change in the character from conflict to maturity. Out of these ideas I created, there are 13 ideas I really want to flesh into stories.
I feel too impatient to be leisurely about them but at the same time, I want to enjoy them. So, I'm going to create a new process for myself from today. I will write one of these stories everyday or every two days, depending on the time available with me. I shall add these stories to the list of others that I have been meaning to edit since very long. Then I shall begin editing them after these initial drafts have been written.
Meanwhile, I shall pen down new ideas as and when I get them and if the urge is too strong, make that idea my story for the day. Till now, I've been moody and capricious with my writing. I wonder what will happen when I create this routine. It's time to see.
This is my daily plan as of now:
1. Write a story from the 13
2. Read a friend's story or a popular story and analyze it
3. Edit a story from my list of pending stories
:) Let's see how it goes.
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