To date I have well over 30 lush stories I plan on doing as well as 2 full novels i wany to do (one of which literally just popped into my head)
I love writing but this is a lot. Any ideas how to slow down? The ideas don't seem to stop coming.
that is good, sometimes you go through gluts, and sometimes you stall. I tend to write a bit of each idea on a file labeled ideas, just so I wont forget. then when you are stalled you have something you can go to and hopefully jump start ideas again.
Maybe you should take some time, sit down and consider them, and begin the separate out the good ideas from the bad ideas. We all have both kinds.
You're an artist. . .it's perfectly normal to have too many ideas. Just chill and focus on your tales one by one. They come out 'cause once more, you're artist and there's no stopping them.
I use a combination of writing ideas down, as well as software that can sync between laptop, phone and tablet.X29wWvEbNPYJwAau
That would work if I wasn't in a Christian based recovery program. I'm trying to write down as little as possible. I as a Christian have no problem with what I write, they might if they find out.
Edit: Still might be a good idea. I like all my ideas.
In a similar vein, I have on several occasions "given away" some ideas / topics / titles for poems to some of my writing friends because I knew they would be better at writing than I would. I get "stuck" at times and just can't go anywhere. I sometimes wish I had a problem with "too many story ideas"! lol!!
While I do my writing on my Netbook, I also carry around a pocket Moleskin - all my thoughts, ideas, story blips get put into that. Some have worked themselves into full tales, others remain dormant (for now)
For non-erotic, I have 8 stories out there, 3 in magazines, 2 in anthologies and the remainder on the 'Net. My notebook has ideas for several dozen more
For erotic, I have the two published here, two multi-chapter works in progress and perhaps a dozen more ideas in my Moleskin.
True but I write my rough drafts on paper. That's what I'm afraid they may find.
I don't think you can have too many ideas. When I get a hot idea I might want to pursue in the future, I usually write a few opening paragraphs to sketch the characters - I "see" characters long before before I see a full plot - and save it. I am continually adding to and weeding this boneyard, but the interesting ideas seem to persist and eventually get fleshed out into stories.
"It seemed like a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.” Raymond Chandler
I use Evernote. I keep ideas as notes in a notebook. If I start running with an idea and creating a story from it, then I start a new notebook for that specific story. It's free, runs on all major platforms, and stores notes and notebooks in a cloud so they are available 24/7 on any computer or device you have handy (I've used it on Blackberry, Android tabs, and Windows). Oh, and it's secured with a username and password so you can lock stuff away fairly easily. Just use an email that other folks wouldn't know to sign up and you should be pretty safe as long you log out when you're not using it. It may not work for you (not sure how much tech you use), Haineko, but I'm tossing it out for those who might be interested.
Regardless I'm gonna keep doing what I do because I love it & write down all my ideas. It may be a lot but at least I'll never be at a loss for a story.
Haineko when you find the "off" button for your brain to stop the ideas from coming on so fast, let Me know. I'll be damned if I can find it!
I currently have 12 stories waiting to be published and four in the process of being written!
My ideas list is well over 50 by now. I stopped numbering them. I have seven novels in some state of progress. Quite a few outlines are written up.
The amount of ideas I have in my head used to make me feel it was pointless to try to focus on them, but I know some will never be written and that's okay. Others, however, might end up well *together* (sometimes my ideas are characters, sometimes they're scenes or overall plot concepts - or subplots). By combining concepts I can create a fuller story as well an explore many more things.
(Example: The Devil's Undertones combines 4 story concepts: A story between a professor and his student, a murder mystery of sorts, a twist ending, and following the sex life of a minister's daughter)
But, also, I force myself to stay focused: no more than two stories at a time. Usually, the two stories are of different concepts (lit fic and chic-lit, for example) so I have different things to focus on. When I get worn out with one (or stuck) i can focus on the other.
Then, the fact that I have many more stories to write is what keeps me focused and determined to finish. When a story is done i started a new one.
Not a bad idea.
What I do is write with my goal of posting in every category in mind. With the exception of the series I have going and any competition that pops up every story will be In a new category. Picking one is easy, I just write what feels 'right' at the time.
It's nice to have so many ideas! I use a free mobile app called Wunderlist to make a note about my to-writes. I'm at 18 pieces right now, erotic- and non-erotic together.
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