When trying to come up with new ideas for a story, we have to be aware of what ideas we’ve already used. It can be hard to come up with new ideas when we’re used to using the same themes, characters, and storyline. We have to break away from old habits, think of ideas outside the box.
We often have to experiment with different ideas, ones that seem strange or offbeat. But that’s the only way we can grow. In the process, we’ll discover something new about ourselves, see a new side of ourselves that will take us by surprise.
In the process, ideas that we hadn’t considered before now seem possible. By taking on new storylines, themes, and characters, it’s as if we’ve become a new writer.
New ideas can provoke a new understanding of our past work, and they can stimulate us to think deeply about long held notions about what’s good and not good in art. Instead of using the same themes and formulas again and again, we have to see what else we can come up with, and if we’re willing to try them.
Fallton Havenstonne 