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Aspiring novelist here. Lots and lots and lots (and lots) of ideas written down and left un-judged. I’m taking anything that pops in your head. Sometimes getti
by sharkweek 6y ago
Aspiring novelist here.
Lots and lots and lots (and lots) of ideas written down and left un-judged. I’m taking anything that pops in your head. Sometimes getting an idea, any idea, written down gives the brain the chance to expand and improve on it over time even subconsciously and this is where tons of good ideas develop.
One side note here: don’t assume you’ll remember an idea you have. I can’t count how many times I’ve thought, “oh I’ll write that down later” only to forget what it was entirely. Stop whatever you’re doing and jot the idea down somewhere. This is especially annoying at 2AM.
I watched a writer’s room work on a comedy show I enjoy and they talked about how for each episode they aim for about 30-40 jokes, which requires around 300-500 ideas be written down. No idea was mocked and everything was written down and taped to the wall. Most of the time good ideas evolved from some that were initially half-baked.
- cgriswald 6y agoI’ve written an idea down and gone back to it and not understood what I even meant, or if I did the details that made the idea interesting to me in the first place were gone. I don’t think you have to flesh out an idea on the spot, but I would recommend writing down all the details of your idea and include any fleshing out of the idea your brain already did on its own.
- sharkweek 6y agoThere is a famous Seinfeld episode about this very thing! Jerry writing down a joke idea and forgetting later why the joke was funny at the time.