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Questions tagged [ideas]

This tag should be used for questions that deal with the management of ideas in the process of writing your work. Please note that idea-generation questions are off-topic here.

This tag should be used for questions that deal with the management of ideas in the of writing your work. For example you could ask about or to keep track of your ideas, how you could utilize random ideas in , how to publish your ideas, for example in a , or how to get the to transform your ideas into literary works.

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What do you do if you enjoy writing, but have no ideas?

I've done some writing in the past - mostly short descriptive pieces, although I once wrote 9000+ words of a story idea I had. What I enjoy about it are the technical, intellectual, creative challenges involved in every level from the sentence to…
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Writing Detailed Paragraphs

Often, whenever I write a topic sentence, whether or not I include it in the paragraph, I cannot expound on the topic for any length. I seem to be so deficient in the ability to add detail to a simple thought that I only write down simple…
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Is it bad that I touch macabre subjects?

Will writing about things like suicide, self-harm, and tragedy give me negative results when my stories are read and is it best just to avoid these subjects all together?
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Empires Rise and Fall, People Come and Go

I've got this sense that everything on earth and the universe will eventually decay or end. It may take seconds, hours, years or even billion of years. Let us say for example the life span of fridges and washing machines, the decay of plutonium, and…
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Is my story about an alien revolution against a fascist government a good idea? If so, how will my character get into the conflict?

My story is about an alien planet, the aliens call it "Creatchiuhk" (Although I may change that name.) In 2078, the "New Soviet Union" discovers a power source to go extremely fast in space. They colonize planets, and find the planet of the story in…
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How to find out which story idea is the best to write & too many ideas advice?

I have so many ideas for different stories, a little too much to be honest. I would love it to write them all, but I can't focus on just one idea. My mind keeps going to other stories, or getting more ideas. I have been stuck on this for a few years…
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How to stop repeating the same idea

The story I'm writing is based in a post apocalyptic world. In the first few chapters, when I'm introducing the characters jump starting the threads, I find myself repeating several ideas again and again. For e.g. since it is a post apocalyptic…
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How can I get better at generating ideas and content (in any genre)?

What can I do to develop my muscle for generating themes, purposes, and content, as very often I haven't used it, focusing mostly on style?
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How get rid of writer's block?

Not long ago, I used to be a regular person with a normal office job, but one day I quit it and started writing articles, sharing stories, and useful tips about life on a small farm. Later I became a writer for a gardening-related website. I adored…
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