Inspiration has struck! Now what?

There are times when an idea is so overpowering that it takes on a life of its' own.  It simply will not allow you to put it to the side and take time from it.  All those pesky things like family and that 9-5 job are such annoying distractions.  This type of story telling is like a sprint.

There are other times that an idea takes a more meandering path.  It can strike and light up your life for a minute, a day, or even a whole week and then it kind of fades away.  It is as if the passion has ebbed away. 

I have also had ideas that I keep bumping into.  I had put them to the side and moved on to other interesting tid-bits to only have them show up again. 

What is the point?  Well it is about developing the idea or concept to the proper point.  What is the proper point?  Well that is what makes this craft interesting, challenging, and exciting. 

I have heard it said that you cannot go back and write in the same way as when you put aside the idea, draft, manuscript etc.  Well that might be a good thing.  Some of those concepts needed a fresh angle, a more developed perspective.  Maybe it was not the story that needed time to develop.  Maybe it was the writer that needed to grow into it?

My point is that as a writer it is our job to write.  To do that we need to work on developing the idea  until it becomes the story it was meant to be.  You need to dedicate the time to doing just that.  Time to develop not only the idea but the story.  While doing so you are also developing as a writer. 

Thank you for reading my blog.  Please feel free to leave your comments.  If there is another topic you would like to discuss let me know.

I wish you all the very best and happy story telling.

T L Scott