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I would have to guess that by the time you've worked out the entire story in outline form and through your head, you've done just that. You've worked out the entire story. The completion of the story is really just the remodeling of your outline. My guess is that by the time you've worked it all out, it's gotten old hat and no longer interesting. Or, once you map everything out you've realized how much there still is left to do, and it's really just the boring details (Character development, scene setting, etc...), and there really isn't anything creative left. It's just the business of making your ideas fit together.

 

I know when I'm MOCing, I'm always the most excited about the MOCs I plan out for weeks in my head. These MOCs are also the ones I usually don't get anywhere on. I often find it more productive in the long run to just sit down and start fiddling with pieces. Of course I can't imagine that working out too well in story format.

Laka

Laka is correct: NEVER plan out your stories. Write out the whole chapter/SS FIRST, then make any changes. Keeps it fresh in your mind.

Yeah, that's probably the problem.

 

The thing is, though, is that planning out a story [or at least a general idea of where it's going] helps me write, but I don't often feel like writing. =P

 

But there's this site someone showed me where you have to write 750 words per day -- I've written more in the past two days than I have in like a month. I guess it's just a need to be motivated, and even something like this 750-words per day thing helps.

 

But anyway, I've been trying different things lately so we'll see if I start having better luck now.