Questions tagged [brainstorming]
For questions about brainstorming techniques. Do not use this tag to request help in brainstorming ideas for your work; those questions are off-topic.
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Does transhumanism overlap with traditional superpowers when both share the same settings?
I always thought the superpowers/superhero genre and the supertechnolgy/futuristic genre were two different genres, but I notice that people still considered superpowers to be a part of the whole ...
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Working backwards from "Delete the people, keep the math and jazz." (SciFi short story)
I'm a great lover and a modest consumer of the short story genre.
But I've precious little experience writing fiction.
A line just popped into my head while listening to music and working problem in ...
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Tips for brainstorming solutions to plot holes & worldbuilding
Coming up with ideas for where I want a plot to go & what I want to happen to my characters is easy, but then I find myself asking all kinds of things, like ‘Why’ or ‘How;’ and as a result, I get ...
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When it comes to superhero stories, would an audience be accepting of a weak character that is superhuman?
I find myself limited or stuck between writing two types of characters. One character type is the Batman type. The type where the hero can be vulnerable to any form of damage and can be taken out ...
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Is it odd to have a bunch of characters with unique personalities and gimmicks in one place?
I'm writing a fighting/combat type of story like Bloodsport. In Pro Wrestling companies like the WWE and TNA and also fighting games like Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, and Tekken it's very common for ...
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How do you get solid concepts and stop scrapping ideas?
As a young writer, I usually write when I have the time; after I finish my homework or school. I find it difficult to get a solid idea. For starters, the first thing you need for a story is concept or ...
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Do I need to exercise my writing muscles?
Some people have suggested that my writing muscles are in need of being exercised. Is this true?
Many times, when attempting writing, I find the task of writing down my main ideas to be challenging ...
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How do I come up with new places to take my characters?
I am writing a book series, and I am currently up to my fourth book. I have an idea for an external threat I want the characters to face, but I do not have any ideas for where to take the characters ...
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The threat in my series is dead. Where do I go next?
The series I'm writing is a horror comedy, where the first book follows a satanist trying to sacrifice the protagonists to The Devil. In the second book, the protagonists confront The Devil face to ...
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Writing a character that only the protagonist hears/understands (kinda like R2D2)
How do you write a character that only the protagonist can hear and/or understand?
I'm writing a story with this doll as the antagonist, but the doll is only a figment of the protagonist's ...
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How can I efficiently write down my personal problems for further auto-analysis? [closed]
When I have some personal problems in relationships or there are worrying issues about life in general and I am really upset about the situation, in order to “solve it”, or efficiently think about it, ...
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Possible location of impact injury? [closed]
It is essential to the plot of my story for My character (human) to be injured. I know her injuries which are, her leg and right arm bones are either fractured or broken in different places. Her right ...
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How specific should I get when brainstorming with what-if exercise?
I had a few experiences with what-if style brainstorming technique. In those exercises, I found I got lost in minute details. I'd like to know if this is a good price to pay for the thought pouring ...
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How do you know if your story concepts contradict each other? [closed]
This country has a long line of female rulers going back since its inception. Due to a divine connection with the goddess, only queens can inherit the throne, and rules as both leader of the nation ...
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What editor can I use for world building that has a tree-like structure for my files?
I'm looking for a simple editor to start getting into world building and story writing which is working out fine in Microsoft Word. However, I'm finding it difficult to continue without any structure. ...
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How to derive a storyline from a beginning?
I have an idea for the beginning of a story. I have the setting, the protagonist, and the events that set the story in motion, including the inciting incident and the first plot point. I have, in ...
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Details: How do you describe a character's clothing in a story?
I'm writing a story and I need to describe the character's appearance. My character is wearing a football jersey and running on the field, so how can I describe this better?
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How do I show dust/ ashes being blown away by the wind in a story?
I don't want to straight up say that the dust/ ash was blown away, I want it to have a creepy vibe to it so it's more interesting.
So is there any way to show (not tell) ashes being blown away by the ...
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Listening to music that inspires the story [closed]
Is it suggested somewhere that an author listens to a certain type of music to help with their writing process?
I'm listening to piano covers of songs I like and I found that while listening to the ...
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What is the best way to generate ideas?
I want to write a novel, but I want to write that novel using my best idea currently... it's just that, I don't have an idea, at least not one that I deem worthy of the time and effort involved in ...
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Brainstorming Techniques to use when running out of ideas?
alrighty, I'm trying to come up with a finale for my 17th chapter, but I don't know how to plot it out. I have a general Idea of what's going in it, I just don't know how to map it out or put it into ...
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Brainstorming sites
So, I'm pretty new to all this online writing media! Since I've found it I have so many questions needing answers.
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Are there any sites that can be able to hold ideas and drafts for ...
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Working out details of a technology concept
I have a sci-fi technology concept in the work I'm currently writing, and its potential implications for society and for individual characters are quite far-reaching. I want to systematically explore ...
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How to extrapolate a spectacular crime from everyday ones
I'm reading daily crime stories in newspapers, just to have an idea to write a detective story. But the crimes I read about aren't helpful to create a plot.
I mean, they are really boring and all the ...
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Connecting my plot to different locations in my world
In my world, there all sorts of places that I'd like to include in my book but I have yet to find sound reasons to include more a handful of them.
How can I connect several distinct locations to my ...
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Setting Up The Climax & Eventual End of The Story
I've been suffering a lot of problems with my writings recently.
I started off a great story, where a girl is accepted in a prestigious school in a far off city. The story I've written in my head is ...
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controversial rape subject in mainstream novel?
I hope this Q will not mimic the fate of the racism Q which was buried in negative votes and caused quite a stir. this Q is somewhat linked to Is BDSM becoming mainstream? (though i am not equating at ...
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How Do I Fill In The Gaps Between The Chapters [closed]
I know this may come off as weird or strange but i want to know how do i finish my novel. The thing is that i already know how to end it and i have a impeccable beginning but that isn't how a novel ...
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Typical Fairy-tale Story Especially Princess Stories
I have a question. I am planing to write to a fairy-tale like a Brother Grimm or Hans Christian Anderson type of fairy-tale set in the modern time but after conducting research(reading fairy-tales of ...
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How to invoke my creative side without investing too much time?
I suck at writing. There, I admitted it.
More often than not, I find my self staring at a blank moleskine page, or the blinking cursor. You see, the problem lies not in writing itself, but ...
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How should I execute this idea?
I'm writing a story. This story will be longer than a short story and shorter than a novel.
The story is of a hacker. He is at a stage in life where he wants to reflect therefore he writes his story ...
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Best dictaphone/transcription workflow?
I've decided that the best way for me to get my ideas on paper is to dictate them, because I find that typing/writing 'gets in the way' and prevents me from properly expressing my ideas as they arise.
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Organization for epic fantasy writing [duplicate]
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Organizing your Universe?
I have some issues on the organization of my fantasy story.
For instance there are many factions that come into play during the story and I being a ...
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Writing about drug induced hallucinations and paranoia
Not long ago I wrote a short story about a mathematics graduate student on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The young student is innocent and working to finish a difficult mathematical derivation ...
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World Building critique: Building an SF society off a tangent of "Adaptation"
I'm writing a short story for my english final - I'm a junior in high school; we've already taken our AP exam, but our teacher wanted to finish the year with something meaningful.
Anyway, I have been ...
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Tips for humor writing
Are there any techniques you can use while brainstorming to find humor to include in an article?
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Where is a good place to find writing prompts?
I love using writing prompts to come up with story ideas. I'm looking for good sites that have a lot of good writing prompts. One that updates fairly often would be best. :)
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How do you come up with non-fiction story ideas?
My biggest problem is that I'm often at a dearth of ideas. I can target a publication or radio show or whatnot once I've got it, but I'm just not good at coming up with them. Tips?
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What tools do you use for your writing journal?
I usually keep a notepad and pen with me at all times. So, if I'm out thinking about a story and a scene or a bit of dialogue comes to mind, I write it down for recall later. I also keep a list of ...
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What are the first things I should do with an idea?
I have a lot of ideas for things I want to write, but I usually end up getting lost in a stream-of-consciousness and either lose interest in the idea, or suddenly feel overwhelmed by the breadth of ...
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Decide on a theme/overarching meaning before writing a short story?
I want my short story to have a specific point, to highlight a certain truth. But I wonder in which order I should proceed: make the plot, characters etc. first and worry about fitting my theme into ...
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