Well, I think it goes without saying that, to write a story, you’re going to need a plot… or at least an idea for the beginning of one.

A lot of time, my plots are very much loose ideas and I sort of flow with the story, and possibly have a vague idea for the ending, but not a very defined idea of exactly how they’re going to get to that. I like writing that way, because it allows for my characters to react with each other, and bounce around and do new and unexpected things. Only problem is, I usually end up abandoning a lot of stories that way, because they don’t have that firm idea of where they’re headed.

On the other hand, when I do have a really solid idea of point A and point B and the whole storyline in between, I have a different issue with it- my stories aren’t as character based, and I don’t think the characters have as strong dynamics or some other thing that is very possibly escaping me at the moment with each other. It’s a plot-driven story, and I don’t think that I’m very good at writing that.

So, these are my issues with plot. Is it better to have a bit of a meandering, rambling story that doesn’t want to reach an ending, or something that goes from point A to point B, but is over way faster? And how exactly can I solve these issues…?

These are questions that I possibly should find answers to.

Well, it’s a bit of a random thing, but sometimes it feels like playing ridiculously old Pokemon games (like, Yellow version old) is a good way for me to brainstorm ideas. It’s not like the game is super-involved to start with…

Pokemon and drawing are my two main idea sources, I think. In addition to Beyond the Shattered Sky and Reflections, I might have a third idea that now wants to start going somewhere, which is pretty unusual for me. The new idea is something that I pulled out of a random old sketchbook where I found exactly one non-terrible drawing, of a girl named Society holding a scythe above her head. She seems to want to belong to a futuristic world, which sounds fun to me, because I think it’s a really fun thing to read/write in possible futures.

Yeah. Where does everyone else get their ideas? Because playing Pokemon is fun, but it doesn’t really get anything done.