Id like to write a short novella about..

If you are capable of writing a novella then you should not require other people to give you ideas and inspiration. Either you are idly waiting for them to chance upon you - (which is like trying to sustain a living by playing the National Lottery) - or you simply do not have the ability to slave away at a desk carving out a novella from an intimidating block of stone until you chance upon changes etc. by your own industry.

I've heard using the 'Snowflake Method' is useful for writing and getting started on generating ideas.

http://www.advancedfictionwriting.com/articles/snowflake-method/

i completely disagree with what you've said, what wrong with getting inspired by other people? its called bouncing ideas....clearly if you worked in a creative industry you'd know what i was on about.

how dare you say im not able to 'slave away at a desk', as a graphic designer i do enough slaving away at desks, possibly more than you have done so id really not say things like that to people you know nothing about. idiot.

An volatile nutcase who is never going to produce any literature worth reading.

are you talking about yourself?

You responded to an objective and well-meaning post outlining the realities of the situation with explosive anger and personal hatred. My first suggestion would be to see more of the world before thinking that you are in any position to contribute to the cultural heritage of humanity by writing a novella.

If you absolutely insist on ignoring this advice then I would suggest writing as the solution. You are not going to work out your plot line by asking people on the internet to do it for you. It sounds to me as if this is a vanity project. That means that you are planning to write a novella for the sake of having written a novella rather than because you actually want to write a novella. You should know at least roughly what it is about. You should want to write fiction because you want to share something in your experience in a way that hasn't been done before. You should figure out the details by drafting and re-drafting to an exhausting extent. If all you are decided upon about the content of your work of literary fiction is that it involves a romantic relationship between two people then I would politely suggest that you either seriously knuckle down or abandon the project altogether and focus your energies elsewhere, because it indicates that you are entirely not cut of the cloth to be a writer of serious fiction. Social mobility is of little relevance here and your A* in English is of absolutely no impact to your ability and suitability. You may yet win the Man Booker but it is as simple as writing a disgusting amount. People who should be writing know that instinctively.

something to do with an interracial relationship, more specifically a vietnamese/white british relationship......but i have no idea where i want to take that idea further....anyone here who writes could maybe help me? I got A* in English so i think im capable of writing a novella.



please help!

i completely disagree with what you've said, what wrong with getting inspired by other people? its called bouncing ideas....clearly if you worked in a creative industry you'd know what i was on about.

how dare you say im not able to 'slave away at a desk', as a graphic designer i do enough slaving away at desks, possibly more than you have done so id really not say things like that to people you know nothing about. idiot.

something to do with an interracial relationship, more specifically a vietnamese/white british relationship......but i have no idea where i want to take that idea further....anyone here who writes could maybe help me? I got A* in English so i think im capable of writing a novella.



please help!

You responded to an objective and well-meaning post outlining the realities of the situation with explosive anger and personal hatred. My first suggestion would be to see more of the world before thinking that you are in any position to contribute to the cultural heritage of humanity by writing a novella.

If you absolutely insist on ignoring this advice then I would suggest writing as the solution. You are not going to work out your plot line by asking people on the internet to do it for you. It sounds to me as if this is a vanity project. That means that you are planning to write a novella for the sake of having written a novella rather than because you actually want to write a novella. You should know at least roughly what it is about. You should want to write fiction because you want to share something in your experience in a way that hasn't been done before. You should figure out the details by drafting and re-drafting to an exhausting extent. If all you are decided upon about the content of your work of literary fiction is that it involves a romantic relationship between two people then I would politely suggest that you either seriously knuckle down or abandon the project altogether and focus your energies elsewhere. Social mobility is of little relevance here and your A* in English is of absolutely no impact to your ability and suitability. You may yet win the Man Booker but it is as simple as having something worth hearing to say and writing a disgusting amount. People who should be writing know that instinctively.

Thinking about 'The Luminaries' whilst writing up that description by any chance?