How to Deal With Too Many Ideas As a Writer

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  • Опубліковано 8 лис 2024

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  • @FreeJulianAssange23
    @FreeJulianAssange23 4 роки тому +23

    I have wrote 4 books at once for five years. This means I have completed the first chapters of thousands of books, yet finished none. 🤓😲😦😢😭😔

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  4 роки тому +5

      Those first chapters may stand alone as a short story. It might be worth revisiting them and seeing if it's worth polishing and submitting somewhere! Whatever you do, keep writing! ✍ Thanks for the comment!! 😄

    • @ShondaD_
      @ShondaD_ 2 роки тому

      I can definitely relate to that

  • @shaungerald23
    @shaungerald23 3 роки тому +10

    For me, I struggle with too many ideas. These ideas can either be separate stories (or a series) or I can weave them together to create one large series. It's very frustrating trying to plot it all out. If I write "this" story, than the other idea can be a prequel but do I really want to do that? So many ideas and don't know how to separate them and just start writing something. Truly annoying.

  • @rustneversleeps85
    @rustneversleeps85 2 місяці тому

    Get a fork binder, preferably A5 because it's smaller and easier to carry around - and an A5 notepad where you can scribble down your ideas and then tear written pages off the notepad and add them to the fork binder. A fork binder basically enables you to collect and categorize all your stuff any way you please and you don't have to leave "empty pages" like you do in a notepad. After months of struggling (actually years) this is the most efficient system I have come up with so far, though 'm still struggling. Ultimately you will have a binder filled with all your best ideas and conveniently indexed by story for easy overview.

  • @RJCE420
    @RJCE420 Рік тому +1

    I just started my book last summer and am constantly writing. But I just keep coming up with ideas that get in the way of me finishing chapters. Thanks for the advice🙏🏼

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  Рік тому +1

      You're welcome! Good luck with your book~ Keep at it!

    • @RJCE420
      @RJCE420 Рік тому

      @@theelliotchan 🙏🏼

  • @hannahheart1254
    @hannahheart1254 2 роки тому +3

    I’m trying to write a fanfic story but I have so many ideas. It’s about how these twin sisters were found by another character who teaches them how to act like a princess and a heroine. The other version of them is in another world where one of them is protecting a boys heart from evil. I’m trying to figure out which one I want to do

  • @Earthstar444
    @Earthstar444 3 роки тому +1

    thanks for sharing. I think this is really going to help me. I usually fill notebooks with random characters and plots but never in an organized way.

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  3 роки тому

      You are very welcome! Thank you for the comment!

  • @kevinmilantirkey3136
    @kevinmilantirkey3136 7 місяців тому +1

    Gotta try

  • @flamingbrony1196
    @flamingbrony1196 4 роки тому +1

    Thanks for the advise. It's great to hear im not the only one with the issue.

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  4 роки тому

      Thank you for the comment! You're very welcome! Keep writing 👏📝

    • @flamingbrony1196
      @flamingbrony1196 4 роки тому +1

      @@theelliotchan I shall 030

  • @notsubaru4464
    @notsubaru4464 5 місяців тому

    I have trying to write my system novel where the protagonist gets reincarnated as a snake and gets a system.

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  5 місяців тому +1

      That sounds like a super interesting story!

  • @xmeerzx
    @xmeerzx 4 роки тому +1

    have to disagree with the physical vs digital; I've had a lot of good ideas just by typing and because I type more than I write, the process is just faster. Really, typing keeps up with my racing ideas

  • @arekwasiel842
    @arekwasiel842 4 роки тому

    Great idea, thanks for sharing your process :)

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  4 роки тому

      Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it! Good luck with your ideas! 📝

  • @blackjack-ks8zn
    @blackjack-ks8zn 4 роки тому

    Love your vid btw, you're underrated....

  • @blackjack-ks8zn
    @blackjack-ks8zn 4 роки тому +1

    Why am I so weird? I rarely write ideas but I still get it.... What's wrong with my brain?

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  4 роки тому

      You're not weird! It's really hard to make a habit of writing ideas down. Keep at it!

    • @blackjack-ks8zn
      @blackjack-ks8zn 4 роки тому

      @@theelliotchan thanks man...

  • @DrBeast-zd6gg
    @DrBeast-zd6gg 5 років тому

    I suffer a lot... I mean I story and chance everyday... It's really hard...

    • @theelliotchan
      @theelliotchan  5 років тому

      Keep at it! The harder it is, the sweeter the reward.