Writing Tips: Organic Writing
Organic Writing is basically the opposite of writing with an outline. It is about writing what comes naturally without any preparation… seeing where it will lead you. It is writing without thinking. You create on the fly.
NaNoWriMo is a really good time to experiment with this type of writing. You don’t have to prepare to write the story. You just sit down and write. Sometimes you don’t even need an idea. All you need is a word. You open a book that you have lying around and open it to a random page and choose a random word. Then sit down and start writing. The idea is to see where that word, that spark goes, creating a fresh storyline. It may lead nowhere, but it may take you somewhere you never thought you could ever go. This could make for some really original stories.
If you already have an idea in mind, you could start with the basic premise and just start writing from there. If you have an interesting character trait in mind, put it down on paper and see what will grow out of it. You never know, a best selling novel might fall from your creative tree by the time it is all done and over with.
NOTE: With Organic Writing, the first draft is most likely going to be horrible. That is perfectly fine. Don’t go back to edit ‘til your first draft is complete. Feel free to jot down notes about what you know you will need to change when you do edit. But if you go back to edit now, you will loose the growth of the story. It would be like chopping a 100 year old tree at the base of its trunk and hoping to climb back to the top. It will take another 100 years to grow back to its original glory.
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If you have other ideas on how to find story ideas, write a comment. I would love to hear how you are inspired.
