Ideas and chunks of writing are never wasted, whether you use them immediately or not. They roll around your subconscious and evolve, finding their way into other pieces of writing upon occasion. If they are really good, and I don’t want to forget them but they don’t move the story forward, I keep them in a folder. When you are running dry on ideas and your computer or blank page is staring at you like an unfed dog, those discarded fragments come in handy. In the end, it’s all about saving string to use for another project.
“Death is not the end” - excellent philosophy to keep in mind for writing and also the rest of life. And also the plot point at the heart of...50% of horror and sci-fi? Which is pretty neat.
I have yet to complete any of my fiction but the pieces that have gone the furthest are necromanced darlings. Sometimes I feel like the past 5 years has just been me recycling and rebuilding ideas, each time getting a couple thousand words deeper and a little bit closer to what the story needs to be. It is long and often discouraging but I hope that - if I keep going - I will emerge as Dr. Frankenstein*, and have a living creature at last.
*Ideally I will be Young Frankenstein, and not the original.
Ideas and chunks of writing are never wasted, whether you use them immediately or not. They roll around your subconscious and evolve, finding their way into other pieces of writing upon occasion. If they are really good, and I don’t want to forget them but they don’t move the story forward, I keep them in a folder. When you are running dry on ideas and your computer or blank page is staring at you like an unfed dog, those discarded fragments come in handy. In the end, it’s all about saving string to use for another project.
This was great, thanks!
“Death is not the end” - excellent philosophy to keep in mind for writing and also the rest of life. And also the plot point at the heart of...50% of horror and sci-fi? Which is pretty neat.
I have yet to complete any of my fiction but the pieces that have gone the furthest are necromanced darlings. Sometimes I feel like the past 5 years has just been me recycling and rebuilding ideas, each time getting a couple thousand words deeper and a little bit closer to what the story needs to be. It is long and often discouraging but I hope that - if I keep going - I will emerge as Dr. Frankenstein*, and have a living creature at last.
*Ideally I will be Young Frankenstein, and not the original.
I like the idea that darlings can be resurrected. Such an encouraging thought.