Do you bounce your ideas off others before writing or do you play it close to the chest?
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"I play it close to the chest. I’m not very good at elevator pitches or explaining my story before it’s written, so I’d rather just let the draft speak for itself." - Lauren Morrill, author of Meant to Be.
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"I definitely bounce ideas off several people, and then gauge their reaction. Sometimes they will ask a question that makes me consider the idea in a new light, and I’ll go from there." - Dan Krokos, author of False Memory.
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"I talk with trusted friends and relatives. I'd never post anything online. Bouncing ideas off of others is a great way to force creativity." - Martha Brockenbrough, author of Devine Intervention.
"Yes. I have writing partners that I'll talk about things with. But I'm kind of superstitious-- I don't spill the beans until I've got the story at least a little bit in progress. I want to be the first one to know if it's working or not. Sometimes I'm just bad at explaining ideas that aren't fully fleshed out." - Joy Preble, author of Anastasia Forever.
"I’ll talk with Cynthia about a project both before I start and while it’s ongoing. I used to be in a critique group, but found that time demands kept getting in the way. Beyond that, I don’t usually talk about it until I need outside feedback or it sells." - Greg Leitich Smith, author of Chronal Engine.
"I play it super close to the chest in the early stages, otherwise I lose interest." - Kirsten Hubbard, author of Wanderlove.
"I do have a couple trusted writing friends I bounce ideas off of. But I can't really tell if I'm going to 'go' with an idea until I've written a few (usually 30) pages of it and still like it." - Cyn Balog, author of Touched.
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"Bouncing ideas off people just makes me depressed. The bouncees are never as excited as I am about the idea, and I can never articulate what I think is so great about the idea in a way that makes them as excited as I know they will be once they see the finished product. And yet I still often make the mistake of telling people about my ideas. I’m just too excited about them. I never learn." - Dayna Lorentz, author of No Safety in Numbers.
"I rarely bounce. I do not come out of the workshop tradition, didn’t take creative writing classes, so I’m not schooled in the process of listening to outside opinions before the work is finished. I don’t need the validation and I certainly don’t want all that criticism. That said, it can be helpful to find a clever friend to discuss certain kinds of puzzle-type plots – say a mystery or a story with surprising twists and turns. Again, different strokes for different folks." - James Preller, author of Before You Go.
"I definitely bounce ideas off others before writing. I can often catch my own plot holes when I talk out loud and if I don’t catch them, my trusted friends do." - Katie McGarry, author of Pushing the Limits.
"I’m an introvert. I keep my ideas to myself until I have a draft written. There are so many ‘what ifs’ in a first draft that I prefer to work through this stage on my own, mostly so I don’t get distracted by other peoples’ ‘what ifs’." - Sarah Tregay, author of Love and Leftovers.
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Find out Thursday if the other authors talk through their ideas before writing!
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