Today we begin a new week, a new month, a new quarter and maybe a new project?
This month’s project is the reboot of what thought I was starting last month. Then life intervened. So, I am beginning a brand spanking new project. (I like being the boss of me). This month I am hoping for five to seven short story rough drafts besides my other writing.
This project idea is less than two months old. I have images chosen for inspiration and I know the ending. Otherwise, I am flying VFR.
What rituals do you use when you begin a new project?
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Keep on writing.
Jo Hawk The Writer
All the best for your new venture.
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Thank you. I wish you success in October as well
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Thanks. 😊
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I like to go out into the world to get inspiration. I find that every time I go out I see things I don’t understand. I kind of look for them:
-Where does that stray cat sleep at night?
-Why is that women letting that man yell at her?
-What was this abandoned building like in it’s heyday?
-How did that man end up homeless?
I take those questions and let my imagination fill them in. It’s a start at least. Idk if that helps its just something I do, maybe I’m weird haha
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Jacob you are not weird at all. I find myself making up stories about the people I see when I am out. I think it is a great exercise and you never know when one of those little vignettes will be just the thing you need to round out a story. Keep at it my friend. 😊
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Best of luck on your project! I look forward to seeing what you come up with!
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i like the why questions too
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They are great, aren’t they? 😊
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yes and I ask them often – so much so that my grandpa would reply me – “because the sky is so high”…LOL!
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Ha! That is a good one. I heard… “Because that is the way it is”.
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it was just to shut us up..LOL!
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you are most definitely the boss of you! i did not think of insiration when I read this quote. I thought about research, and how I needed some factual data, statistics etc to add dimension to my story. characters would already have the personality but added information always makes a story pull the reader in.
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Excellent point! Some factual knowledge can help to add to the story line or a characters’ motivation. And I am a numbers person so facts and figures are always helpful.
Unless you are writing a world into existence and can make up all of your research. 😎
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oh I love facts and figures too! even in a make
believe world there must be some interesting facts and constants.
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