i have no ideas

clarinetgirl · Post by **clarinetgirl** » 23 Feb 2009, 12:47

i'd like to start writing a book/novel or whatever you would like to call it but i don't have any ideas for it. I want it to be original so i don't really want to take ideas from other books, so would anybody mind sharing some ideas to get me started please??

clarinetgirl · Post by **clarinetgirl** » 24 Feb 2009, 13:22

really really really... please help...
they don't even need to be good ideas.. they can be as rubbish as you want i just need anything to build up from

lukechanning · Post by **lukechanning** » 25 Feb 2009, 21:22

Well, whenever I get an idea I write it down in my journal. Even if you think you'll remember everything you come up with, write it down anyway, because it may be a while before you remember to get to it. Write *anything* down that strikes your interest even. You never know when something will strike you, but don't try to force ideas. Just let them come. That's about the best advice I can offer.

clarinetgirl · Post by **clarinetgirl** » 26 Feb 2009, 12:43

thats great advice, thanks i suppose i'll just have to wait then

blue_doona32 · Post by **blue_doona32** » 17 Mar 2009, 22:44

write about a chicken named fred that saves the world from the apocalypse...

haha not really, but you could look at your life experiences. have you done anything that you think is remarkable? or do you and your friends have crazy adventures? (my friend is currently writing one about her friends and the stuff they do. its really funny)

you can also jot down dreams that you've had if you want a more "fictiony" feel. it works... sometimes.

there are stories around you, where ever you go. everyone has different view points about some issue. maybe you want to write from the view of someone who would be unlikely to stand for a certain issue, like a pregnant woman who is for abortion... i don't know, but whatever you do find, i hope i works out for you ^_^

teddybear45 · Post by **teddybear45** » 18 Mar 2009, 02:21

Sometimes I get my idea from my dreams that's why I have a pen and paper ready on my side table

Ana Retired · Post by **Ana Retired** » 18 Mar 2009, 03:02

I think the best idea is your experience.

incredulo · Post by **incredulo** » 18 Mar 2009, 14:05

The irony of asking for original ideas off others seems quite entertaining to me...

blue_doona32 · Post by **blue_doona32** » 18 Mar 2009, 23:05

The irony of asking for original ideas off others seems quite entertaining to me...

haha you're funny and you do have a point...

Better Fiction · Post by **Better Fiction** » 21 Mar 2009, 10:05

A novel-length work takes a plethora of ideas and the craft to weave them together. You can do it, but I generally recommend starting with short stories first. If you've already gone that route, that's wonderful, but I suspect, because you're looking for ideas, you haven't. Write something small. Sees how ideas fit together and stories are made. Try, even, to get it published. Then do it again. I really would save the novel for when the ideas come.

Wade

andr70 · Post by **andr70** » 01 Apr 2009, 05:51

You should wait until a muse or inspiration visits you.

dmvictoria · Post by **dmvictoria** » 05 Apr 2009, 00:16

Consistent journaling is a good idea to get the juices flowing.

dragoncub · Post by **dragoncub** » 07 May 2009, 00:33

clarinetgirl wrote:i'd like to start writing a book/novel or whatever you would like to call it but i don't have any ideas for it. I want it to be original so i don't really want to take ideas from other books, so would anybody mind sharing some ideas to get me started please??

How about this:

A person who sees dreams that come true and finds those people that he saw to tell them the dream for their good...

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DragonCub
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BowlOfCherries · Post by **BowlOfCherries** » 09 May 2009, 10:33

Hi, Clarinetgirl: Keep a small notebook with you whereever you go and be observant of what's going on around you. You may see something that may trigger a thought that becomes the seed of a story (like gee that poor little poodle's feet look like they hurt walking on concrete, what's it like to be a poodle). Or go on a walkabout in your mind. Jot down ideas as they come to you in your notebook. don't analyze, just let them flow and one of them will end up being the the story you'd like to tell.