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Adding my own input on this. C: Because this is how I plan things out or write anything in general. No idea if it helps any. lol.
I'll have random ideas come in my head. Sometimes music influences it. Then I'll start imagining the scenes playing out in my head. Unfortunately, I never write my ideas down and let them become forgotten over time, because I'm not motivated to write it out except on rare occasions. For example, my story Contact started out this way until I was motivated enough to keep writing it. I still need to write out chapter 3.
Whereas my fan-fiction ended up being a silly scene in my head. I like humor a lot and have a natural affinity for it. Therefore I expand on it and keep it going. I tried to plan out an ending by getting to point A to point B. Except it doesn't always work because, the story will take me in a different direction or end up surprising me. I never worry about beginnings or endings because, it's fan-fiction and I don't expect it to be perfect the first time I write it out. Recently, I've had an idea in my head for KH/Ace Attorney one-shot; which is suppose to have tons of humor in it, but I haven't written down a single word for it yet.
To put it simply, none of my ideas start at the beginning. Always in the middle. I have to figure out how we got there. Then I have to engage the audience of readers to care about the characters and story; depending on what the scene is and what lead to transpire to that point.
As for a novel, it's a completely different ball game for me. I had an outline of ideas for each chapter or section to follow through; therefore I'd write down each individual scene out little by little until I got to the end of it. Sadly, I lost it when my old laptop died. I had written several rough drafts of it in my youth and now it's gone for good.
Last but not least, whenever I write poetry it's based off an emotion I'm currently feeling. Nothing more, nothing less.
In short, don't think too much unless you're trying to write a novel, Mega. Go with the flow and see where it takes you! Always write your ideas down because, someday you may forget them or wish you had used it later on in a story or novel.
I'll have random ideas come in my head. Sometimes music influences it. Then I'll start imagining the scenes playing out in my head. Unfortunately, I never write my ideas down and let them become forgotten over time, because I'm not motivated to write it out except on rare occasions. For example, my story Contact started out this way until I was motivated enough to keep writing it. I still need to write out chapter 3.
Whereas my fan-fiction ended up being a silly scene in my head. I like humor a lot and have a natural affinity for it. Therefore I expand on it and keep it going. I tried to plan out an ending by getting to point A to point B. Except it doesn't always work because, the story will take me in a different direction or end up surprising me. I never worry about beginnings or endings because, it's fan-fiction and I don't expect it to be perfect the first time I write it out. Recently, I've had an idea in my head for KH/Ace Attorney one-shot; which is suppose to have tons of humor in it, but I haven't written down a single word for it yet.
To put it simply, none of my ideas start at the beginning. Always in the middle. I have to figure out how we got there. Then I have to engage the audience of readers to care about the characters and story; depending on what the scene is and what lead to transpire to that point.
As for a novel, it's a completely different ball game for me. I had an outline of ideas for each chapter or section to follow through; therefore I'd write down each individual scene out little by little until I got to the end of it. Sadly, I lost it when my old laptop died. I had written several rough drafts of it in my youth and now it's gone for good.
Last but not least, whenever I write poetry it's based off an emotion I'm currently feeling. Nothing more, nothing less.
In short, don't think too much unless you're trying to write a novel, Mega. Go with the flow and see where it takes you! Always write your ideas down because, someday you may forget them or wish you had used it later on in a story or novel.
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