Corey Wolff
I let my unconscious mind do most of the work for me when it comes to conceptualizing. I’m patient, and give my ideas time to percolate. But I keep notes that I continue to update when an idea strikes me. I read a lot and consume a large amount of media. I get a lot of ideas as I learn, and I write them down.
Actually, The Journey of an Acorn took me a long time to write. About 14 years ago, I started taking notes for it when I had the idea of a small tree that was being stifled by a larger tree. But I wasn’t sure how to put it all together. I kept my notes and years later, I was moved my something that made me think back to that story idea. I went back to my notes and started to massage my ideas until I was happy with them. Now I had the added experience of fatherhood, and that was the missing piece I had needed to make the story work. So my advice is to trust in your unconscious mind to make connections for you, be patient, take notes, and keep reading, growing, and experiencing the world. The ideas will come.
Actually, The Journey of an Acorn took me a long time to write. About 14 years ago, I started taking notes for it when I had the idea of a small tree that was being stifled by a larger tree. But I wasn’t sure how to put it all together. I kept my notes and years later, I was moved my something that made me think back to that story idea. I went back to my notes and started to massage my ideas until I was happy with them. Now I had the added experience of fatherhood, and that was the missing piece I had needed to make the story work. So my advice is to trust in your unconscious mind to make connections for you, be patient, take notes, and keep reading, growing, and experiencing the world. The ideas will come.
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