My creativity is just everywhere.

By Link the Writer · Sep 22, 2010 · 503 · 4
  1. Sioux Indians, Ottoman Empire, Ancient Greece, Feudal Japan, the Zulu empire, Napoleonic France, 1850s America...

    I have a fascination with history and my creativity loves to insert itself into every single period imaginable. It's so overwhelming.

    Just now I thought of writing a story about the Sioux Indians (before the Indian wars). Since I think I have a small glimmer of a liking to mystery stories (just starting out with Sherlock Holmes), guess what the plot is. :D A Sioux indian solves mysteries for his chief!

    But that's not the only time. I've had ideas for mystery series set in the Ottoman Empire, Feudal Japan, even in the Zulu Empire at the time of Shaka.

    I know I can just do them all as seperate mysteries featuring different characters with different situations, but shouldn't there be a limit? Before long, I'll start having a mystery story following a servant in Queen Elizabeth I's court.

    ...It just happened. :p

    So, tips? Should I write them all down so I won't forget? What about the individual mysteries? What should I do about them?

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  1. Lavarian
    You should write all the stories as the separate adventures of a time traveling protagonist named Doctor What.
    Lavarian, Sep 22, 2010
  2. Link the Writer

    LOL!! XD

    Yeah, I could. :) Except I think Team Doctor Who will have me killed if I did that.

    I think what I should do is make a document and call it "Mystery series setttings" and put down something like:

    #1
    Setting: xyz
    Protagonist: xyz

    and so on and so forth.

    Same thing if I have an idea for a fantasy story or a childrens book story.

    Hey, would it count as a mystery series if the setting and characters were all fantasy?
    Link the Writer, Sep 22, 2010
  3. Lavarian
    If there are fantasy elements in it, it would likely automatically be assigned to the fantasy section. Don't pull a Goodkind and say that your books aren't Fantasy.
    Many fantasies are mysteries as well anyway.
    Lavarian, Sep 22, 2010
  4. Tessie
    Hey, Link, I'm fascinated with history as well! I can't say it has been a life long thing, but since my spurt of fascination began, I find that learning and reading history is not enough. I want to know as much as I possibly can. :)

    I would suggest writing all your ideas down. For me, I just have to scribble as soon as an idea comes, because I can't guarantee it will be there a split-second later.

    And btw, when you limit your creativity you limit yourself. Go for it by all means!
    Tessie, Sep 23, 2010
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