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soc_puppetHere's roughly how it goes for me:
1. Consume media. This can be anything. Books, movies, TV shows, plays, pictures, fiction, nonfiction, whatever. If you can look at it or hear it and think about it, then it'll work.
2. Make observations about it. Look for patterns in the media you consume, and start thinking about them. Things like, "I really love when people write about [xyz], but it always makes me wonder if anyone has written it with [twist]." Or, "I will read [trope] any and every time anyone writes it and will never get tired of it." Or, "Ha ha, I love it when that character does that thing. If anyone out there ever wrote, like, nine thousand words of them doing that thing, I would read it in a heartbeat." Or, "Has anyone ever noticed that this character has this really specific trait, or explored it before? It seems like it would be interesting." Or, "I wonder if anyone else has ever thought about what would happen if these characters were put in this specific situation."
3. Realize you are an "anyone". Which means that you can create any of the things you just made observations about.
3a. "Oh, shit." Yeah, I know!
4. Pick something you want to write. Whether it's because you really, really, love the idea, have been challenged to do it, just think it needs to exist in the world, or any other reason, you should want to write it. Not only does wanting to write something make it easier to do the actual writing, I firmly believe that you shouldn't make yourself do leisure activities that you don't like, and that includes writing. I've also found that writing something you like and enjoy can make it easier to finish, but if you've committed to a request or a challenge or a job, it'll still help if you aim for something you at least find interesting.
5. Time for outlines, I guess? Good thing you've already got that part figured out.
5a. Or you can pants it. Which is to say, "fly by the seat of your pants". This doesn't usually end well for me in particular, unless it's something really short, but it might work for you; different people have different writing styles, after all.
Good luck, everyone! Writing can be a wild ride, and even when I hate it I love it.
1. Consume media. This can be anything. Books, movies, TV shows, plays, pictures, fiction, nonfiction, whatever. If you can look at it or hear it and think about it, then it'll work.
2. Make observations about it. Look for patterns in the media you consume, and start thinking about them. Things like, "I really love when people write about [xyz], but it always makes me wonder if anyone has written it with [twist]." Or, "I will read [trope] any and every time anyone writes it and will never get tired of it." Or, "Ha ha, I love it when that character does that thing. If anyone out there ever wrote, like, nine thousand words of them doing that thing, I would read it in a heartbeat." Or, "Has anyone ever noticed that this character has this really specific trait, or explored it before? It seems like it would be interesting." Or, "I wonder if anyone else has ever thought about what would happen if these characters were put in this specific situation."
3. Realize you are an "anyone". Which means that you can create any of the things you just made observations about.
3a. "Oh, shit." Yeah, I know!
4. Pick something you want to write. Whether it's because you really, really, love the idea, have been challenged to do it, just think it needs to exist in the world, or any other reason, you should want to write it. Not only does wanting to write something make it easier to do the actual writing, I firmly believe that you shouldn't make yourself do leisure activities that you don't like, and that includes writing. I've also found that writing something you like and enjoy can make it easier to finish, but if you've committed to a request or a challenge or a job, it'll still help if you aim for something you at least find interesting.
5. Time for outlines, I guess? Good thing you've already got that part figured out.
5a. Or you can pants it. Which is to say, "fly by the seat of your pants". This doesn't usually end well for me in particular, unless it's something really short, but it might work for you; different people have different writing styles, after all.
Good luck, everyone! Writing can be a wild ride, and even when I hate it I love it.
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