I've been writing short stories again. I've been mainly focussed on some novels interspersed by somewhat erratic blogging for a few years. Then a few weeks ago I was doing a spot of non-fiction reading and quite suddenly the idea for a short story arrived. I tossed it around for a few days and then did a little more focussed research reading and without planning anything I started writing. This particular story is now a completed first draft and much to my surprise another short story idea has presented itself. I'm still getting that idea into shape but I think I'll be putting words on the page in a few days.
Even more surprising is that these stories are sparking even more ideas. It's been years since I've experienced this tumble of ideas one after another. I assumed it was because I was so immersed in the world my novels are set in and the investment I had in the story of those protagonists but it looks like I was wrong. All I needed was the trigger to set my imagination off. Whether these stories will ever make it it into print I don't know - they are part of a somewhat specialised niche - but even if that doesn't happen I'm enjoying the surge of creativity.
2 comments:
Good luck! Be sure to enjoy this burst of creative energy.
Thank you, David.
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