Inspiration/Concepts

[amazon_of_exeter]

Ok, just a little post wondering how other people come up with ideas for stories/arcs etc... I seem to be a little bit random, and depending on my mood at the time, then odd collections of words or objects/people that I see, start to get incorporated into a statement, which then gets expanded into a story...or the beginning of one. I am trying to be good and focus on writing one thing at a time, at least until I run out of inspiration at a given moment and need to focus on something else...

So basically I don't follow any set plot planning - one day i might try, but for now, I use whatever random concepts come to mind (very random at times....pink ferret in an egg...??)

Comments

[auguris]

Sometimes! There are definitely characters and ideas that I've been able to resurrect from the graveyard. It's just that the work as a whole, well -- you can fix a crooked cake, but you can't fix one that's been thrown in someone's face.

[amazon_of_exeter]

I can see that could work if you are lacking a cast, it would give you a skeleton crew.. (sorry...I do specialise in bad puns..!)

I love that analogy, perfect to illustrate an unfixable mess...just hope it's tasty!