I would like to be a writer but

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I would like to be a writer but I don’t know if I have the time/energy because I spend an hour a day playing guitar and mandolin and I like to read.

And I don’t think I have any ideas.

I enjoy writing letters by hand. I write them and then revise them many times to make it interesting. I just write about day to day things.

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You can ask one of the new AI tools to give you writing prompts. Just tell it what things you like and what things you know a lot about.

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I wrote a book about my journey through psychosis…that was the only thing I could really write about besides a fictional work…ideas for books can be just something you like to talk about…maybe write a book about your recovery?

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It has been said that those that write will and those that do not will be forgotten.

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I have a book of only about 80 pages.

It’s on Amazon, but it has sold no copies in 18 months

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I’m a writer,

But I’m not able to just sit down and bang out five chapters.

Or one.

I write short stories,

Make an outline,

Then sew all the little stories together.

It’s easier and I actually have better quality writing that way because there is less pressure.

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Do you get better product out of this method? I think you should post it or a link.

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I am not sure if you are replying to me?

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I mean @Charles_Foster
They sound interesting.
I have an idea for a science fiction series but i can’t quite get into it.

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Thank you!

I don’t have the permissions to post a link or anything,

But it’s an easy way to get a whole piece put together.

I make an outline of my story, bullet points, all that.

Then, pick the stories you like first.

Start building them even if just for sentences at a time.

Eventually you’ll have whole stories that can be put together to form one work.

That’s just what I do.

It works for my mind.

Good luck to you and your writing.

I love science fiction.

I Am Legend is one of my all time favorites.

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I love I Am Legend!

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I am seriously curious as to what you write now.
I love old school sci-fi, the golden age stuff.

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Oh man.

I write about everything.

I keep notepad up on my laptop and just write little stories that come to mind all the time.

Recently I’ve been writing a lot of my old memories.

But I’ve found writing something familiar often inspires you to go down the writing rabbit hole and you end up with a lot more content than you intended.

Which is awesome.

Even if it’s something you’ve written before, it never turns out the same.

I’ve been working on a large project for about 8 years and several little projects everywhere, all the time.

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