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RE: Generating Ideas to Write--Turn on the Faucet (Steemit Original)
Thanks for the inspiration. I have written the start of several short stories, but never finish them.
Any suggestions for following through?
And yes I am know, discipline, habit and routine, but maybe there is a "shortcut"? ;) ...
Maybe I should write a post on that. But here are Neil Gaiman's rules:
3.Finish what you’re writing. Whatever you have to do to finish it, finish it.
4.Put it aside. Read it pretending you’ve never read it before. Show it to friends whose opinion you respect and who like the kind of thing that this is.
5.Remember: when people tell you something’s wrong or doesn’t work for them, they are almost always right. When they tell you exactly what they think is wrong and how to fix it, they are almost always wrong.
For more timeless wisdom on writing, see Kurt Vonnegut’s 8 rules for a great sto