When I have a really good idea - it could be a spectacular plot or a unique character - and it doesn't work, I get frustrated. The idea was awesome so its failure is baffling.
I don't simply throw the idea away and start again though. I keep it, preferably writing it down so I don't forget. Then, when I get another idea that doesn't work but is just as thrilling, I put the two together.
It doesn't matter if the two (or three or four) ideas seem completely incompatible. Find a way to merge them into one super-cool-ultra-idea and that's an idea to be proud of. It's guaranteed to be unusual, different and something people would be interested in . Who could ask for more?
So I urge you not to throw away ideas; put them in metaphorical (or even actual) storage until you have another to go with it. You never know, you might end up with something great.
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| My interpretation of this concept, using Paint. |
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