I have stories in my head ( broad strokes). I can vividly imagine narrative moments in media res that I would love to do justice to by filling out the before and after. I create personalities in my head that I talk to and could transcribe. I know what themes and motifs I would like to touch... but every time I sit down to actually try and drag these imaginings into reality my mind goes blank. I sit, I struggle, I am at a crossroad amidst a blank void.
How do I learn how to give structure to this impulse to create fiction? Where do I learn how to create a program or methodology that allows me to take these abstract yearnings and give them a concrete form?
Any and all advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you for listening.
That makes enough sense I feel like it should have been obvious. Thank you. If you don't mind, how do I grapple with a story that starts, in traditional terms at least, in media res? The story within my heart that I wish to be heard is one of a man who missed the call. By its very nature this is a story that begins with tons of context that the reader is goin to need filled in for anything to make sense.
I really resonate with your idea of a "seed" and allowing it to sprout and grow...maybe I need to allow it to sit within the fallowness of the mind for a while longer. or maybe this is my fear of decisiveness finding an excuse...
As somebody who has overcome this and more by taking that plunge, do you think a writer needs a program? Should I take the Butcher/Sanderson route and find a formula or should I take the time to allow something to arise and burst through however long that may take? The way my mind, as is, works a formulaic approach would be easier, but I don't want to be a formulaic writer despite my natural disposition...
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I hope this is not creepy, but I really liked your trilogy so this means a lot tbh.
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Hahah, holy shit. I can't think of anything cooler than playing even a small role in an author I like rethinking about their work after talking to them. Keep on commenting brother, your role as a prominent poster who also writes is what helped me get the courage to start. I just hope I'm not the only one lol.
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You have provided some really useful tips and (because of) the optimistic helpfulness has been affirming. Full disclosure: I stole the idea of a missed call from Robert Jordan's initial idea for Wheel of Time, but it is just SO GOOD somebody needs to write it. I'm going to try for a short story instead of gaming tonight. Thank you. I really needed somebody to chime in and help me get over the mental road block.
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Thanks bud, you can be sure Imma post it here once I finally get to the level of writing something worth sharing.