Ideas are easy, writing is hard

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[shinygobonkers]

haha this is the story of my lifelong creative/fiction writing fail in a nutshell.

insightful take on the writing process :0

Ooh yeah

[lunacorva]

I completely agree with everything you've said. And thanks for the advice on keeping even the necessary filler interesting. Normal I try to do that by the use of lots of comedy moments

[xero339]

Haha, so incredibly true. I have an awesome idea for a book about every day... but I've only "finished" writing one of them thus far and editing is still a long and winding road. Love your thoughts on the filler as well, I never seriously considered that and it may well be a weak point in my writing, I'll have tog go back and check more carefully.

So true

[anonymous]

When I was 12, I came up with a story idea of three friends reuniting after losing contact because their childhood friend died in an accident. After the funeral, they would discover that the dead friend always wanted the four of them to go on a rafting trip and decide that the three of them would go on this trip to honor his memories. Chaos would ensue

Totally agree

[tealterror0]

A while ago, I decided I was going to write a lot in order to get better at writing. To do that, I decided to write at least 1,000 words a day. How hard could it really be? I thought

Re: Totally agree

[inverarity]

I think execution is much more important than concept. While there is only so much you can do with a stupid idea, a good writer can turn any idea into a decent story, while a poor writer can't write a good story no matter how great an idea s/he starts with.

Re: Totally agree

[tealterror0]

As a general rule, perhaps, but I think there are exceptions. Lord of the Rings, for example, has a fantastic concept (especially for its time), but I think its execution leaves a lot to be desired. Others might disagree with me on that front, of course.

Tolkien: Concept vs. Execution

[inverarity]

Not everyone likes Tolkien's prose, but he was at least competent as a writer and storyteller. If he'd been a hack with no style at all, then the imagination in his Middle Earth saga might have attracted a few fans, but LotR would probably have remained just another obscure work of early fantasy.