Ideas That Never Meet Paper

We all have them. As writers, we have tons of ideas, and some end up lost. Some become wonderful stories. Some we question. So on.

But one of my biggest struggles is not forgetting ideas, it's actually writing them out.

No matter how much I write, I seem to just dance around what actually goes on inside my head. The way the story looks to me. Ideas make it to paper - just not the big ones that make the story.

At least, not yet. I'm sure they'll get there eventually.

But today I wanted to talk about this struggle. How it feels to have such a vivid imagery in your head of your story and characters, then not see it reflected back when you look at your draft. Because I don't personally see this specific thing mentioned enough in discussions about writing.

This can be so frustrating.

It can be discouraging.

It's often one of the main reasons I ask myself if I am capable of doing my story justice on my bad writing days.

But I also think it's just part of the process. 

The same way a painting comes together. Our lush and vivid scenes have to take shape first.

I'll be the first to admit that I can judge myself too harshly. I think all writers are guilty of that.

So if there's a scene or a project that came to your mind as you read this? Give yourself some grace.

We'll get there.