Rule #11

Happy Wednesday Everyone,

I am posting this a little late in the day, my apologies, but since I haven’t kept to my schedule for most of this year, I’m sure you didn’t notice. (At least, I hope you didn’t notice…)

Anyway, let us continue with Pixar’s 22 Storytelling Rules. The 11th rule is one that the writer-me lives by. Let’s take a gander at it:

Putting it on paper, lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.

How often have you heard someone say, “I have a great idea for a novel!” In the circles I hang out in, I hear it quite a bit, but rarely do I ever see that completed novel. If we don’t write it, no one will ever know about all these wonderful stories in our heads.

Now, I know that a lot of people write for themselves – including myself! Just because we have no intention of sharing our stories to a wider audience, we still want to write it down and hone our message.

Can you remember how or what you thought 5 years ago? 10 years ago? Writing for ourselves is like writing to a future self – you’ll be surprised at what a younger-you had to say.

Whether you write for the world or for your eyes only, remember to share.

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16 thoughts on “Rule #11”

This really was posted far too late in the day for me to comment on, but I was looking for an excuse to put off writing – I’ve got an idea, but it is turning out to be a pain getting it onto the page.

tmso says:

July 31, 2013 at 6:34 pm

Ah, come to my blog-home, dear, where procrastination is part of the art. 😉

What’s your idea? Maybe telling it to someone else will put shape to it? Email if you don’t want the world to it.

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mgm75 says:

August 1, 2013 at 6:55 am

I’ve got an idea, but it is turning out to be a pain getting it onto the page

I think that just about explains why most people who have that great idea don’t do it.

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1. tmso says:
  
  August 1, 2013 at 2:42 pm
  
  Too true. But if you never try to write it down… 🙂