A writer looking for ideas.

[Firearm2112]

Hello!

 

I am currently writing a short story about a man, who has some kind of strange physiological deformity, and is recommended to a very shady man. This man performs a lobotomy on said man. I choose the practice of Lobotomies since it is a very scary and strange procedure, that give me a chill. I plan for the story to have a sense of eerie strangeness lurking over the whole thing. Ideas I have so far are things like giving the shady man a very scary back story. 

 

So if any of you here on LTT are creative thinkers and would love to pitch an idea to me, i'd appreciate it!

 

 

[DevilishBooster]

I don't have an idea already in mind, but if I can come up with anything I'll let you know. If you want someone for constructive criticism, let me know. I focused on literature and creative writing in college.

 

As an amature creative writer I can tell you that, from my experience, someone just pitching an idea that works and you can run with never really happens (and if it does make sure you give them the credit, obviously). I don't know how much experience/education you have in creative writing, but I have the titles of a couple books you should read. The first is called "How Fiction Works" by James Wood (ISBN: 978-0-312-42847-1). The second is "Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft" by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, and Ned Stuckey-French (ISBN:978-0-205-75034-4). They should help give you a good foundation to help hash out story-line and dialog. I also have other books that I could send you the titles of, but they focus on Sci-Fi and Poetry.

[DevilishBooster]

Hello!

 

I am currently writing a short story about a man, who has some kind of strange physiological deformity, and is recommended to a very shady man. This man performs a lobotomy on said man. I choose the practice of Lobotomies since it is a very scary and strange procedure, that give me a chill. I plan for the story to have a sense of eerie strangeness lurking over the whole thing. Ideas I have so far are things like giving the shady man a very scary back story. 

 

So if any of you here on LTT are creative thinkers and would love to pitch an idea to me, i'd appreciate it!

Forgot to quote your post in my first reply and I don't know how to edit it in (not super smart when it comes to forums).

[Firearm2112]

I don't have an idea already in mind, but if I can come up with anything I'll let you know. If you want someone for constructive criticism, let me know. I focused on literature and creative writing in college.

 

As an amature creative writer I can tell you that, from my experience, someone just pitching an idea that works and you can run with never really happens (and if it does make sure you give them the credit, obviously). I don't know how much experience/education you have in creative writing, but I have the titles of a couple books you should read. The first is called "How Fiction Works" by James Wood (ISBN: 978-0-312-42847-1). The second is "Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft" by Janet Burroway, Elizabeth Stuckey-French, and Ned Stuckey-French (ISBN:978-0-205-75034-4). They should help give you a good foundation to help hash out story-line and dialog. I also have other books that I could send you the titles of, but they focus on Sci-Fi and Poetry.

Thank you, will diffidently take a look at those.

[ZealousComput3r]

I write, but Sci-Fi...

[JohnDavidson]

Writer that writes about some scientific field should be proficient in that and even do profound research into it. Are you a medical worker? Are you good at lobotomy? If no, essay writer  should not write on that or better to find right person for consulting.

[LAwLz]

4 hours ago, JohnDavidson said:

Writer that writes about some scientific field should be proficient in that and even do profound research into it. Are you a medical worker? Are you good at lobotomy? If no, essay writer  should not write on that or better to find right person for consulting.

I think that depends on the story.

If the story is suppose to be grounded in reality I think it can be important to not mess up details which can ruin the suspension of disbelief, but if the story is good and makes sense in-universe then I am fine with it not being scientifically accurate. Things like sound in space in Star Wars has never bothered me even though it's not how it works in real life.