How many of your ideas lead to stories? Is it one shot, one kill? Or do you start a hundred stories, with only a few ever achieved? Is every idea good for something, or do you shelve a lot?
I'm definitely not a one shot, one kill kind of writer. I come up with more ideas than I have time to develop beyond an initial synopsis, much less protract into proper stories. So I end up shelving a lot, despite the fact that at least some of the shelved ideas probably are good for something.
I only recently started making notes on stories I don't have time to write. I suspect the notation will help me quite a bit in future. Prior to oh, say, three months ago, I'd start a story, get distracted by other stories, tasks, etc., come back to it and have no idea where I was going with the character/plot/etc. It meant I rarely finished anything. Ever since I started taking notes I seem to be getting better at finishing rough drafts, although the rough draft is, to use the vernacular of GI Joe, "only half the battle."
What about you, somerled? Do you shelve a lot or do you use ever good idea for something?
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I only recently started making notes on stories I don't have time to write. I suspect the notation will help me quite a bit in future. Prior to oh, say, three months ago, I'd start a story, get distracted by other stories, tasks, etc., come back to it and have no idea where I was going with the character/plot/etc. It meant I rarely finished anything. Ever since I started taking notes I seem to be getting better at finishing rough drafts, although the rough draft is, to use the vernacular of GI Joe, "only half the battle."
What about you, somerled? Do you shelve a lot or do you use ever good idea for something?
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