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writercises Original posting July 5, 2018
Interesting. Howard Tayler, in a tweet over here
https://twitter.com/howardtayler/status/1013927731665387521
Argues that ideas are easy, plentiful, and that turning the ides into something that makes people recognize the ideas -- that's the hard part. Which reminded me of the old quote about genius being one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
But then Rachel Gutin responded
https://twitter.com/Rachel_Gutin/status/1013961561772314624
pointing out that kids get really stuck and have to learn how to identify ideas they can write about.
I think the question is at least in part where you have difficulty. Some people have an apparently endless fountain of ideas, but sitting down and grunting through the work to turn any one of those ideas into an actual story... hah! Other people get stuck at the early part, worrying and fretting, looking for a perfect idea, and then find the mechanics of grinding out the story to be fairly straightforward.
It's almost a reflection of the arguments between outliners and discovery writers. To outline before writing, or to write and in the writing, find an outline? Which way do you go?
Anyway, I thought I would ask. Do you find yourself having more trouble getting ideas to write from, or working through the writing? Where do you get stuck? Would more bits and pieces about getting ideas, about how to get stuff from the well of creativity, be more attractive, or do you like the technical stuff?
What do you think?
Interesting. Howard Tayler, in a tweet over here
https://twitter.com/howardtayler/status/1013927731665387521
Argues that ideas are easy, plentiful, and that turning the ides into something that makes people recognize the ideas -- that's the hard part. Which reminded me of the old quote about genius being one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
But then Rachel Gutin responded
https://twitter.com/Rachel_Gutin/status/1013961561772314624
pointing out that kids get really stuck and have to learn how to identify ideas they can write about.
I think the question is at least in part where you have difficulty. Some people have an apparently endless fountain of ideas, but sitting down and grunting through the work to turn any one of those ideas into an actual story... hah! Other people get stuck at the early part, worrying and fretting, looking for a perfect idea, and then find the mechanics of grinding out the story to be fairly straightforward.
It's almost a reflection of the arguments between outliners and discovery writers. To outline before writing, or to write and in the writing, find an outline? Which way do you go?
Anyway, I thought I would ask. Do you find yourself having more trouble getting ideas to write from, or working through the writing? Where do you get stuck? Would more bits and pieces about getting ideas, about how to get stuff from the well of creativity, be more attractive, or do you like the technical stuff?
What do you think?