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.
I hope this is not creepy, but I really liked your trilogy so this means a lot tbh.
I'm glad you liked it! It means a lot to me to know that some people read it and liked it.
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In a way, now that I think of it, Thirteen in my trilogy was "the woman who missed the call" in the setting's backstory. She had one shot (so it seemed) to prevent the ruling class from escaping the planet they were ruining, and it was too much for her and she became an indebted servant to one of those rulers.
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.
Thank you. It means a lot to me to know that!
As for me, I can't think of anything cooler than having been some help to maybe get a fellow writer started. The more leftist writers, the better! :solidarity: