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Man, I can't seem to write at all these days. I have some idea brewing in my head, go to write and... nothing. No notes, no prose, no dialogue, no good werdz. I'm debating if forcing it does me any good, as it's using the writer muscles and maybe pushing at my constricting comfort zone, but it might just increase my aversion by making it into a chore that requires more self-discipline than I have.
I feel like books get the short end of the stick when it comes to episodic storytelling like that. Online it might do well, like if you kept it as an actual blog, it would probably do even better as a series of vlog entries or a podcast. I suppose you might find a story of intrigue and conflict (no matter how minor) if you just write it and see what happens.Does a story really need conflict?
I Have an idea that's been percolating a few weeks, but so far it's just a series of funny vignettes, presented in journal entries of the characters. The basic premise is that an interstellar transport ship is going from home to the far side of the galaxy, so they're stuck in hyperspace travel for a number of years with only a small crew to entertain each other. So as the time goes on the crew gets further and further from home the discipline gets slack and hilarity ensues. So my question is, would it still be a story if nothing really happens to cause conflict?
Do you, perchance, know what a tribble is? A smibble is a close cousin to those, but have ears more like those of bunnies.Could it be smibbles tunneling in the snow drifts? (What does a smibble look like, anyway?)