Hrm.

[xyzzysqrl]

Been trying to write a bit of short fiction lately. Can't seem to funnel ideas from my head to the screen. Getting irritated by this. How do more writerly people I know do it, again?

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[ff00ff.livejournal.com]

I start in the middle and then figure out how to get there, and how to get down off it. That's just generally how I write a story when I write one. I'm not known for my stories though.

[relee.livejournal.com]

NEEDS MOAR SUGAR! *pours a pound of sugar down your throat*

Try caffine too. GET ENERGETIC!

Also it might help if you tell the story to another person, and then save what you told them.

[hat-of-nikitich.livejournal.com]

I funnel notions and ideas to a list first (be it an outline or slips of paper in a hat). I find I have better luck getting words and other ideas to percolate when the original notions aren't banging around and vying for volume in my head at the same time.

[swordianmaster.livejournal.com]

I do things the J.K. Rowling fashion, in a way.

The characters do all the writing for me. They're all living in my head, see.

[foxish.livejournal.com]

I can't put word to sentence unless scenes have popped up wholesale in my head first. Having bits and pieces of what could effectively become a complete story works the best for me.

Then again I have dreams like ALF and Scott Baio helping me defend a shopping mall from invading Popples, so sometimes it's not all that practical.

It's also very 80s.

[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

Mostly, I daydream about the story in my head and never write it out.

Sometimes, I get inspired and start actually writing stuff, then run out of steam before ever getting to the third pre-planned plot point, after getting sidetracked into diversion after diversion and totally writing myself into a corner.

...

Start with some snappy dialog? Dialog's easy.