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Position:Home>Books & Authors> I can't sleep and do some of my best writing at night anyway so....?Question: I can't sleep and do some of my best writing at night anyway so!.!.!.!.!? what should i write about!? i mean, i normally plan a topic if im gonna write at night cause i can't think of topics at night!. so i just want a topic for a short story!. i just need a basic, a genre and some details, i'll develope plot and all!.!.!.!.thanks peoples!Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: lol!. Half the world is still in bed but its daytime here in the UK!. I like to write and have been working on a story for years!. I tend to write chunks and paste them into one document to paste and play around with later!. I have now got 18 chapters and think I may finish it one day!. I do lots of 60 word stories!. Its not as easy as it sounds, but is really good practice!. Have a look at this one and have a go yourself!. Have fun!. :-) --------------------------------------!.!.!. Gang warfare His eyes flew open, as he heard the crashing noises outside his window!. They had been tormenting him mercilessly for months, ever since he had gone out after them!. He knew that if he got up again they would scatter and mock him from the other side of the fence!. He wished his neighbour would keep his cats in overnight!.Www@QuestionHome@Com Well, ray Bradbury says he just lists a series of nouns, and once he's done brainstorming, he picks one out of the list and sees where it takes him!. Ex: The Ravine, the Skeleton, the Carnival!. All of these eventually became titles and inspiration for some of his most famous stories!. David Morrell (man who created Rambo) has a written conversation w/ himself!. that's how he eliminates writer's block!. He also writes that the only thing u need for a story is conflict!. His formula is "plot= conflict + motivation"!. that's all there is to it!. Someone has a desire--doesn't matter how trivial--and someone or something else tries to stop them from achieving it!. It’s just that simple!. a man wanting to paint a house can be as compelling as a woman wanting to be the first astronaut to land on Mars so long as you dramatize how important the goal is to that person!. most other good stories start w/ a secret that someone is trying to not reveal!. think up a secret that someone told you, fictionalize it, then write about it!. change any telling characteristics, of course!. or just come up w/ something that if it happened to you, you would want to keep secretWww@QuestionHome@Com I do the same thing, except i write poetry mostly!.!.!. i think if you just take something thats happened to you thats made a huge impact on your life or personality, and either change the characters or twist the plot a little and exagerate you could come up with something really good!.!. and sometimes sadder story lines are easier to come up withWww@QuestionHome@Com Obviously not!. You're asking for others to do half of your project!. The only thing creative here is your logic!. JK Rowling stole her characters and basic plot points to create a hugely successful series so you may be onto something!. Most people think she's creative, too!Www@QuestionHome@Com |