Thread: Do you ever save your "best" story idea until you can do it justice?
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Old 10-14-2011, 08:26 PM   #13
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Originally Posted by Keryl Raist View Post
Heinlein said (and I paraphrase badly here) never force an idea.

If you aren't ready to tell the story, look for one you are ready to write.

If you are ready, write it down, and then let it hibernate until you finish your next story. Then pick it back up again when you feel your writing skills are better and rewrite it.
Hmmm, that's an interesting alternate perspective. Thanks!

I think I'm convinced by the other comments that I should dive in, and can rewrite whenever. Don't know, but Heinlein may be referring to letting the idea come alive, rather than waiting for the skillset to write it.

So I've got two stories. The one that I felt I could not do justice to is on the shelf, Heinlein style. The other one that feels alive to me is getting developed now. I guess I agree with both sentiments, applied in the right place.
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