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Tag Archives: Round One
Developing Ideas: Further Development
So I wrote a few posts ago about “Trust vs. Development,” and I said how I was trying to develop less before starting to write. But in my last post on “The Collapse,” I realized that one source of the … Continue reading
Developing Ideas: The Collapse
So you start working on your outline, or even on your draft, and you’re actually starting… and then something happens. A doubt hits you. “Well, this isn’t very good.” Or, “this is the best you can do with this idea?” … Continue reading
Developing Ideas: A Basic Outline
This is where an idea finally becomes a story. Even if you’re looking to be more spontaneous in your writing (which is one way to avoid some doubts, as well as increase your interest to see what happens), it helps … Continue reading
Developing Ideas: Trust vs. Development
As your story begins to take shape in your mind, as you finally ready yourself to take the leap into action, the next major question is how much development you need to do before you start writing.
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Developing Ideas: The Leap
A small step in the process I skipped earlier is important to mention. As you’re asking questions and considering options, your creativity may start running ahead and leading you along, and all you have to do is go after it. … Continue reading
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Developing Ideas: Defining and Refining
In the last post in this series about developing ideas, I talked about getting the vague shape of the story in mind. It’s like a blurry picture of a story that you have to squint to see clearly. Sometimes it … Continue reading
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Developing Ideas: Shaping the Idea
[Disclaimer: This is round one of a series I intended to be “From Idea to Draft”… until I didn’t get to the draft. So it’s just about working to develop ideas–but if you notice some random allusion to the series … Continue reading
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