I always get ideas for other stories while I'm working on one too. Like some of the others, I write the ideas down and set them aside. There will be plenty of time later to delve into those. You should never try to write two stories at one time, you are your own proof of what happens when you try that. I tried it once, and befell the same fate. Trying to keep two stories going at once gets confusing. You start to forget which story you're working on and you'll have one character crossing from one book to the other, or you'll mix up the plots. Stick to writing one story, and keep notes on ideas for the other. Self discipline will carry you far.
Thats a great idea actually, maybe especially if you write shorter stories and could combine a couple of them and having an entire novel!
I am kind of the opposite, I get other ideas, but I can't act on them until I finish (Or perhaps..toss) my current one. I write these ideas down though so I dont' forget them.
I know exactly how you feel. To be honest, I don't think one only experiences this when they have different ideas that they want to try. It just happens in general because people get bored or lack inspiration or encouragement. I think you need to just take initiative. What I usually do is simply force myself to continue writing. It may seem dull at first, but eventually you will enjoy what you write at some point or another.
I had the same issue a while ago; I ended up with at least 20 incomplete stories I intended to make into full novels sitting on my computer. And then there came this 'creativity drought' where I had very bad writer's block for months and couldn't think of anything new, leaving me stuck on my latest project. So I looked back at those old stories and pulled what I thought were the *best* ideas from each of them and wrote out my first whole start-to-finish plan and restarted my current story, but better. So even if you do that and can't connect some of your work to your present piece, don't delete them because they could later end up your oasis in the desert! But then, of course, you could start getting sidetracked by even more new ideas. Just keep in mind there's only so many times you can start writing new tales until you have 500 incomplete stories on your computer, only so many ideas you can weave into one tale, etc. Definitely write down your new ideas to broaden your oasis, but when your creativity starts churning out ideas, try your best to keep them focused on improving weak points in your current work. But make sure you at least have planned out beginning to end what will happen in the story before you start adding ideas from your old ones or things will get very confused.
Things You'll Need: Time to write A computer or notebook and pen Imagination Instructions 1-Pick a subject. One important aspect to writing a creative story is having something to write about. Draw from your personal experiences or borrow interesting stories from the people around you. Pick and choose details that could be a good starting point for your story. These tidbits can be great pieces for your next creative story. 2-Decide on your characters. After you've decided on a theme, or main idea, for your story you want to consider which type of characters would be best suited for the story. For example, if you want to write a romantic comedy make sure you craft characters that are likable and funny. If you are going to write a creative story about someone suffering a personal loss, you want to make sure that you create characters that have insight and understanding or personal loss or perhaps the characters don't have insight and you need to reveal this. Allow your characters to come to life on the page. Let your readers know, through description, what the characters look like and who the characters are by using dialogue. The old phrase 'Show, don't tell' is very important when writing a creative story. The readers want to learn about the characters incrementally. The reader wants to 'discover' the character through descriptions and dialogue not from your telling what and who they are. 3-Create a beginning, middle and end to the story. You want the beginning of the story to give the reader background information related to the characters and the plot of the story. The middle will develop the main event of the story and the end will provide a resolution of the main theme or plot of the story. Give the readers as many details as possible to create drama, interest and enthusiasm for the lives of the characters. 4-Remember to use your imagination. For example, you have come up with an idea for a creative story about a recent trip you took on a cruise. Perhaps the cruise was special but not spectacular. By using your imagination you could write a creative story using the cruise as a jumping off point. Perhaps, the story can become a mystery about a chance encounter between a woman and a long lost friend who now becomes a mysterious love. Your imagination is limitless. Use it when writing your story. 5-Write and rewrite. Make sure that you take the time to revise the story. Sometimes you need to put it down and walk away for a day or two. Be willing to go back and modify any parts that are either boring, don't make sense or are just plain unnecessary to the story.Even the most talented writers set time aside to re-write. Very few authors have a flawless story on the first draft.
i don't see that everyone needs 'instructions'... all you have to do is read and you'll see how it's done...
Although I find instructions for writing a story kind of silly, there are some people who might find this very informative information just starting out. So, um, good job I guess? :/ Ha. Tangible sarcasm is the best kind.
I think this may serve two purposes: 1) The OP doesn't natively speak English, so this could be an exercise in the use of the language. 2) There are so damn many people here who haven't written much (recently anyway) and are hitting some sort of 'block'. Clearly the OP has deep-felt concerns for us and has chosen to help out by illustrating how simple the solution is.
I see everyone is like oh my god "we must put her down , we must make her stop ,she's not even worthing any to write anything on this site ,she's not worthing to be senior member" your critique is not constrictive so okay , and I say 'you don't worth any care from me' ,so bye
...... I see everyone is like oh my god "we must put her down , we must make her stop ,she's not even worthing to write anything on this site ,she's not worthing to be senior member" your critique is not constrictive so okay , and I say 'you don't worth any care from me' ,so bye
That makes three of us. It kinda looked as if we hurt her feelings with our comments (Don't really see how though. A joke is shouldn't cause this strong of a they're-out-to-get-response). So, sorry to Storylover, but where did we ever say you were not worthy to be a senior member? Cause I didn't see anyone post that kind of statement anywhere on the thread. :/
So. You've woken up with an awesome idea in your head - a unique setting with dynamic characters who think and interact in ways never before seen in literature. You begin the planning process, you begin to flesh out your characters, you begin to fall in love with them and the world they inhabit... ...and then you watch an episode of Gurren Lagaan, and realize that you've just subconsciously plaigarized a story. What do you do? Do you continue to run with the story that you genuinely cared about, or do you drastically reshape it in such a way that it's no longer recognizable. This sort of this happens all the time, even to professionals. Anime/sci-fi buffs will have no trouble spotting how much the cult classic series Firefly borrows from the anime Outlaw Star. Does anyone have any experience with this?
I've had a little of this, where I've had ideas that seem entirely original only to see something almost identical a week later. I keep my ideas though. You see, while our ideas are very similar, they aren't identical. Also, the way we present them isn't the same. For an easy example, think digimon and pokemon. Tons of monsters that are trained and treated like pets or friends, similar titles, these monsters have powers rooted in classic elements and the "evolve", the main characters are nearly the same age, the creatures all resemble real objects and animals, and all the monsters have a number of specific skills or powers. Two stories similar in many many ways. But they are different in enough ways to allow the audience to differentiate the two. Monster Hunter also followed a similar pattern. But in pokemon the monsters were natural, in digimon they were digital, and in monster hunters (I think) the monsters were part of a video game. The important thing is simply that the stories aren't identical. Similar is fine though, and it happens all the time.
Plant the idea, but let it rest. Sooner or later you will be inspired by something more and the original story, and the new elements will merge into something more.
To be fair, Digimon (at least the first series) had a complex plot, and deep characters with actual family and often very serious background stories. Pokemon was the same crap over and over again for 500 + episodes (sorry, I love Digimon and hate when they are compared). Well, over to what the thread is actually about. Even if you don't do anything about your story, it's still great to write it, even if nothing comes out of it. Every story you complete (or even if you don't) is a great experience that teaches you something, no matter if you publish it or not. I have a Buffy fanfiction that spans over five books, all about 4-500 pages each. Can't do nothing with them, but I write them anyway.
