Ok...so i love writing but i'm stuck as to what to write about. Any ideas? any ways to think of ideas? i like to write fantasy
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Writing...help?
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I am FULL of ideas for writing! If you want to come up with a good idea here's what I suggest. Start with places. What world is it? What are the countries/empires like? Good or evil? Any points of interests? I'm going to make two up right now, I'm just going to type whatever and that will be the name of the two countries. The Vaxla and the Yurshu are two of many kingdoms in a world. Good or evil? They are both good, but the Vaxla are being forced into an alliance with some evil kingdoms. How are they related? Well, the Vaxla and Yurshu kingdoms are ruled by brothers, so they are obligated to help each other. Just with those few questions you have a plot and I discovered characters - two brother kings Also I could create characters for the evil kingdoms that are trying to take the Vaxla.
Once you have places and a few characters, think of some events. Is there anything else going on at the same time that you could also write about? At the same time, maybe a priceless artifact was stolen in the Yurshu kingdom. We'll call it the Ball of Rejuvination. What does it do? It gives the people life. Now they must quickly find the Ball or they will die out in a matter of years, but they also have to help the Vaxla out.
Now if you don't want to do a story with such a large scale, simply start with that and then zero on a few characters. Let's create a Vaxla family. What do they think of the current situation? They are against the alliance with the other kingdoms. How do they show it? They know they will be in big trouble if they protest as the other kingdoms are stronger and they don't know what to do. One thinks that if they find the Ball and save the Yurshus, the Yurshus will come help them. What would happen if the character carried out his plan? Of course, leaving the family would result in it being harder for them to survive, and so on.
I made up all of that on the spot, so you can too. Maybe you can get a friend to ask questions like I asked questions above. As he or she asks the questions, you say responses as quickly as you can. Tell him or her to start with broad things and then get more specific later. A fake interview would be a good way to come up with a few things.
Once you have places and a few characters, think of some events. Is there anything else going on at the same time that you could also write about? At the same time, maybe a priceless artifact was stolen in the Yurshu kingdom. We'll call it the Ball of Rejuvination. What does it do? It gives the people life. Now they must quickly find the Ball or they will die out in a matter of years, but they also have to help the Vaxla out.
Now if you don't want to do a story with such a large scale, simply start with that and then zero on a few characters. Let's create a Vaxla family. What do they think of the current situation? They are against the alliance with the other kingdoms. How do they show it? They know they will be in big trouble if they protest as the other kingdoms are stronger and they don't know what to do. One thinks that if they find the Ball and save the Yurshus, the Yurshus will come help them. What would happen if the character carried out his plan? Of course, leaving the family would result in it being harder for them to survive, and so on.
I made up all of that on the spot, so you can too. Maybe you can get a friend to ask questions like I asked questions above. As he or she asks the questions, you say responses as quickly as you can. Tell him or her to start with broad things and then get more specific later. A fake interview would be a good way to come up with a few things.
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Get a lava lamp
Stare at it
Become aware of yourself filling up with inspiration
(It really works, just make sure its a lava lamp you like)
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What is a larva lamp? & why does it work?
As for ideas, I usually have all these strange characters running round inside my head. Every so often I get a 'snapshot' of an event in their life & I work from that. Who? Where? When? How? What? Why? Those are standard questions. All writing is about answering them.
As for ideas, I usually have all these strange characters running round inside my head. Every so often I get a 'snapshot' of an event in their life & I work from that. Who? Where? When? How? What? Why? Those are standard questions. All writing is about answering them.
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Thank you so much, Lessien. Can't say I've ever seen one around but if I do at least I'll know what they are.
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The simple writing exercise is.....
Imagine two people walk out of a building.
Now take a look at that image in your head, look but don't think.
What do these two people look like?
How are they related, if at all?
What does the building look like?
Why did they come to building?
Were they successful?
Or you can start with a character, interview that character and then ask, "So now what?"
Imagine two people walk out of a building.
Now take a look at that image in your head, look but don't think.
What do these two people look like?
How are they related, if at all?
What does the building look like?
Why did they come to building?
Were they successful?
Or you can start with a character, interview that character and then ask, "So now what?"
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