How to Develop an Original Story for Fiction when You Are out of Ideas
Pick a name, a verb, and a complement., Ask questions such as: Who?, Try another idea if you come up with an idea that you cannot expand on., Ask those questions again and again until your idea is fully developed. , Reach your first crossroads...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Pick a name
What? Why? How? When? Where? , Ideas come very quickly, and if you find one, you'll probably already be writing your story ... ,, Your readers will eventually ask themselves the same questions that you asked yourself. ,, However, keep in mind that your goal is not to write your book right now. , For each of them, you'll ask many questions (the same questions your reader may ask to themselves) and you'll have to make choices.
You'll preferably select the most original ones. , The best thing to do is probably to "come back". ,, -
Step 2: a verb
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Step 3: and a complement.
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Step 4: Ask questions such as: Who?
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Step 5: Try another idea if you come up with an idea that you cannot expand on.
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Step 6: Ask those questions again and again until your idea is fully developed.
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Step 7: Reach your first crossroads
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Step 8: which is a point where your idea will fork in several different directions.
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Step 9: Choose which one of the roads you're going to follow
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Step 10: and try to be original.
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Step 11: Ask questions if ideas don't come by themselves
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Step 12: and develop your story.
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Step 13: Reach new crossroads.
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Step 14: Try another path if your path leads to a dead-end.
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Step 15: Fight with your phrases
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Step 16: your words and your inspiration.
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Step 17: Keep in mind your first book is just a training
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Step 18: so give yourself the time you need to find your style.
Detailed Guide
What? Why? How? When? Where? , Ideas come very quickly, and if you find one, you'll probably already be writing your story ... ,, Your readers will eventually ask themselves the same questions that you asked yourself. ,, However, keep in mind that your goal is not to write your book right now. , For each of them, you'll ask many questions (the same questions your reader may ask to themselves) and you'll have to make choices.
You'll preferably select the most original ones. , The best thing to do is probably to "come back". ,,
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