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If I may be so bold, I suggest that you not adhere so strictly to the function of a given draft. If you have ideas, add them. Or, if that's the purpose of your first draft, why not consider the present work as a continuation of that draft? As for your trouble with stupid ideas, I think if you are more flexible with your concept of drafts, you'll have no problem adding whatever works in a given moment. The next time you go over that section, you might be far enough removed from the idea to excise it if appropriate, or keep it, or add to it I admire discipline, but I think when it begins to hinder the creation rather than strengthen it, that is the point at which to rethink one's process.I am having a tough time finding motivation to keep working on my novel.
It's just I have tons of ideas, but it's executing them which is really frustrating because if I realize it's a stupid idea, I tend to just start a chapter all over again.
To make matters worse this is my second draft, the draft where I fix the story itself (I tend to worry about general grammar in the third draft).
Any suggestions?
So I had a graphic novel idea.
It's called Two Tribes. Here, in 2175, humans have entered a mass technological renaissance and peace after a nuclear World War III - transhumanism is king, robots are full-on servants, and all sorts of happy stuff. The plot focuses on the process where Robo-Putin (a augmented Vladimir Putin with cyberkinetic body parts) is in talks with U.S. president Barack Obama XXXVI (the long descendant of Obama himself) about a new nuclear weapons abolishment treaty in order to cease the constant race to build arms and to avoid future catastrophic harm. However, the quirkiness of the world leaders and curiosity of the media ends up causing more error than help...
It satirizes the nuclear fear, and promotes a anti-nuclear weapons message. And there's futuristic versions of media figures, politicians and world figures (i.e. Jon Stewart is a hologram, Margaret Thatcher is a A.I.)
What do you guys think?
Sounds interesting enough, I'm a big fan of satire, so this appeals to me somewhat. Is it wrong of me to think that Margaret Thatcher would be a bit like Rimmer from Red Dwarf?
Thank you!If I may be so bold, I suggest that you not adhere so strictly to the function of a given draft. If you have ideas, add them. Or, if that's the purpose of your first draft, why not consider the present work as a continuation of that draft? As for your trouble with stupid ideas, I think if you are more flexible with your concept of drafts, you'll have no problem adding whatever works in a given moment. The next time you go over that section, you might be far enough removed from the idea to excise it if appropriate, or keep it, or add to it I admire discipline, but I think when it begins to hinder the creation rather than strengthen it, that is the point at which to rethink one's process.
I think there's a group here that does writing challenges. Some people find imposed exercises helpful. I'll find it when I'm not on my phone, if you don't do it first.What can I do if I have a writers block?
Well fuck. I started looking around for inspiration, and found out that the Honour Harrington series has already arrived at just about every idea I've had so far.Decided to start work on a sci-fi novel.
Set in a universe where there is a gigantic human empire, modelled around Europen aristocracy. Every child in the Imperial family is expected to do some kind of military service, and so the youngest daughter, just turned 17, is sent aboard a Navy vessel to get a taste of life before she joins at 18.
The ship goes on a safe patrol, and is attacked, apparently with the intention of capturing the Princess. It turns out there has been a military coup back home, and the Princess is now the Empress-in-exile, and the ship is one of only a few vessels still loyal to the Imperial family not destroyed, captured or grounded.
So now they're on the run, and trying to figure out how to fight back.
So I had a graphic novel idea.
It's called Two Tribes. Here, in 2175, humans have entered a mass technological renaissance and peace after a nuclear World War III - transhumanism is king, robots are full-on servants, and all sorts of happy stuff. The plot focuses on the process where Robo-Putin (a augmented Vladimir Putin with cyberkinetic body parts) is in talks with U.S. president Barack Obama XXXVI (the long descendant of Obama himself) about a new nuclear weapons abolishment treaty in order to cease the constant race to build arms and to avoid future catastrophic harm. However, the quirkiness of the world leaders and curiosity of the media ends up causing more error than help...
It satirizes the nuclear fear, and promotes a anti-nuclear weapons message. And there's futuristic versions of media figures, politicians and world figures (i.e. Jon Stewart is a hologram, Margaret Thatcher is a A.I.)
What do you guys think?
I'm working on a totally bizarre, purple as all fuck fan fiction
Diamond Tiara stared upon the tome of Antedilluvian horrors. Avarice was a powerful thing, and she used the almighty sin to twist and contort her way into the vile circles of necrodeath. As above, so below was the mantra across the planes, and it was no different in the land of Equestria, pondered by sorcerers of their ancient magick. Diamond Tiara was bound to ye Earth, but the vile wills of the Black Arts crept upon her and made her their slave. Bathed in a sea of revenge, Tiara evoked the names of places and things unheard to the equines miniature. “Gormbaraght’t! Erionton! Rulu’comath! Fomaiel!” As she spake the horrible incantations, thus did a nightmarish void open beyond the realms of sanity and of hope. All became formless matter as the land warped into non-euclidean blackness, past ideas of logic and reason and into the eldritch glebe of Gul’braoth.
To be continued
What do you think needs to be worked on? What mindfuckery can I throw around later on?