{"id":28642,"date":"2024-08-19T05:52:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T12:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=28642"},"modified":"2024-08-19T06:07:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:07:36","slug":"how-do-i-rein-in-all-my-ideas-qa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/19\/how-do-i-rein-in-all-my-ideas-qa\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&#038;A)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28643 size-full\" title=\"How do I rein in all my ideas? How To Write the Future podcast \" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images.png\" alt=\"Image of person standing in lightbulb - How do I rein in all my ideas? How To Write the Future podcast \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28644 size-full\" title=\"How do I rein in all my ideas? How To Write the Future podcast \" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images-1.png\" alt=\"Quote How do I rein in all my ideas? How To Write the Future podcast \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images-1.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Episode-114-Blog-Images-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&amp;A) &#8211; <\/span>How To Write the Future podcast, episode 114<\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDo you need to think bigger? Do you need to think of a map that would encompass all of your story worlds, and maybe they&#8217;re all connected.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this How To Write the Future episode, \u201cHow do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&amp;A),\u201d host Beth Barany answers a listener\u2019s question on how to manage so many ideas for your story and hint: it has something to do with setting boundaries for your story worlds. Beth also shares how you can get your copy of her \u201cWorld Building Workbook For Fiction Writers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Platforms The podcast is available on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/114-how-do-i-rein-in-all-my-ideas-q-a\/id1641025914?i=1000665855838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\/15567291-114-how-do-i-rein-in-all-my-ideas-q-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzzsprout<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/6eF1AW8RvP5ed1v6nIG2pj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/episode\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzsprout.com%2F2012061%2F15567291-114-how-do-i-rein-in-all-my-ideas-q-a.mp3&amp;podcastId=4025186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/ca590618-5630-4450-aa17-7e2f35359a76\/episodes\/914002f0-abd6-4538-a6f0-975a6615c7a8\/how-to-write-the-future-114-how-do-i-rein-in-all-my-ideas-q-a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3KLxVHfgiFg?si=alMSFP6d7qTgzGmE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Youtube<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?si=b-zoP4jgQ1bbDrks&amp;list=PLFt3x70-_d9Kywxz7uK1dvLmyKjJDi99C\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' charset='utf-8' src='https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061.js?container_id=buzzsprout-large-player&#038;player=large'><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>RESOURCES\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/world-building-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/world-building-resources\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/story-success-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/story-success-clinic\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get support for your fiction writing by a novelist and writing teacher and coach. Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/discovery-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/discovery-call\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the How To Write the Future podcast\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The *How To Write The Future* podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace. Hosted by Beth Barany, science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. We cover tips for fiction writers. This podcast is for readers too if you\u2019re at all curious about the future of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This podcast is for you if you have questions like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I create a believable world for my science fiction story?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I figure out what&#8217;s not working if my story feels flat?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I make my story more interesting and alive?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This podcast is for readers too if you\u2019re at all curious about the future of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcript for episode 114 How do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&amp;A)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hey, everyone. Welcome to How To Write The Future podcast. I&#8217;m your host, Beth. Barany, a creativity coach and science fiction and fantasy novelist. And I help writers with developing their stories, writing and editing their stories and also publishing them and finding their readers. I offer this podcast to you to teach, support, coach, and share with you my passion for writing science fiction and fantasy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I&#8217;m especially passionate about how we can use stories to support better tomorrows for all of us here on this beautiful blue marble of ours.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:40] A Q&amp;A\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All right. This is another episode in a series of Q and A&#8217;s that I have received from people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:46] World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I offer a World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers, That I&#8217;ll share with you at the end on how to get your hands on and to support you in your story and your writing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All right. So this question comes to me from Britt Freeman. And she asks me&#8211;. She says, &#8220;the biggest challenge is reining in all my ideas. I need to sift and separate some to include in one world. And reserve others for another. Otherwise things get too wacky to maintain continuity.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I totally understand where you&#8217;re coming from, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Britt<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, in thatI too have so many story ideas. I probably will never be able to handle them. So in your case, it&#8217;s about sifting and separating them to be in different story worlds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0I asked her, how is she handling this right now? Currently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And she&#8217;s oh, I&#8217;m not really handling it. Other than writing out chunks at a time that she says that &#8220;I&#8217;ll play Dr. Frankenstein with later.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absolutely. This is so common.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[01:45] Write down all your ideas<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I would encourage you to continue doing what you&#8217;re doing, which is writing out your ideas and putting them in the right story worlds later. And she goes on to say, &#8220;I&#8217;ve had so many ideas over the years, but don&#8217;t ever get a single continuous plotline finished. .&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yeah, that is very common too.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It took me years before I was able to get a plot line finished.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[02:07] Keep Going Forward\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So part of the challenge here is to not let the disorganization stop you and just keep going forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But then Brett goes on to write&#8230; She says lots of neurodivergence stuff hindering the process, but what&#8217;s working better now is that she has gotten into TRPGs, tabletop role playing games.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And also, in world building and module writing tools that they use for plotting stories in general.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So that&#8217;s fabulous.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then she offers up a resource. This is so great. She offers the resource Scabbard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you&#8217;ve been having problems with world-building and keeping things organized, you might want to check out Scabbard.she is not a fan of some of the other tools. She mentions Scrivener. She mentions Notion, but she really likes Scabbard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[02:55] Scabbard and other world building tools\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I took a look at Scabbard and I was really impressed with all the world-building tools that they had.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know there&#8217;s other tools out there, I have a friend who&#8217;s using World Anvilto keep her story world straight.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So good job finding a tool that you really like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[03:13] Questions for reflection\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now something I would be curious about if you have multiple worlds and you&#8217;re not sure where everything goes is, I would ask the question, what distinguishes one story world. from another?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or are they all connected? Which is also really awesome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you need to think bigger? Do you need to think of a map that would encompass all of your story worlds, and maybe they&#8217;re all connected. Or are they truly distinct? And if they are distinct, what is the distinguishing factor?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I admit that I have three distinct story worlds that I&#8217;m working in.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One is a science fiction world set in the future. One is a fantastical world that is set in a, an odd no man&#8217;s land that my characters will be discovering that doesn&#8217;t have any rules compared to where they come from. AndI&#8217;ve written three books on where they come from. and then I have a contemporary world that has magical elements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I am distinguishing my story worlds by time period. One is set in the future. One is like a far past medieval-esque inspired and one is contemporary with magical elements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I would ask anybody having problems Sifting, sorting through all their ideas get very clear on the boundaries of your different story worlds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or Britt, in your case, maybe they&#8217;re all connected. I don&#8217;t know.All right. So I hope that helps. I hope that helps Britt, if you have any more questions, let me know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[04:39] Share your questions with me\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0If you would like to, engage in dialogue with me around your world building and come into our community fellowship of the pen. And get your hands on the workbook then I encourage you to go sign up for the World building Workbook For Fiction Writers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The link is in the description for your world building the workbook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">or you can just go to how to write the future.com and sign up there.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[05:02] Comments on world building? LMK<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All right, that&#8217;s it for this week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any questions, be sure to let me know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please post your comments around world-building and how you reign in all your ideas. I&#8217;d love to hear. That&#8217;s it for this week, everyone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write long and prosper.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loved this episode? 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She\u2019s an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and runs the podcast, \u201cHow To Write The Future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Beth Barany at these sites:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/author.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Author site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaching site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/baranyschooloffiction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School of Fiction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersfunzone.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writer\u2019s Fun Zone blog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CONNECT\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Beth: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/#tve-jump-185b4422580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/#tve-jump-185b4422580<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: beth@bethbarany.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IG: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TT: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FB: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CREDITS\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EDITED WITH DESCRIPT:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descript.com?lmref=_w1WCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/www.descript.com?lmref=_w1WCA <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Refer-a-Friend link)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MUSIC CREDITS : Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uppbeat.io\/t\/soundroll\/fuzz-buzz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/uppbeat.io\/t\/soundroll\/fuzz-buzz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> License code: UMMKDRL02DFGKJ0L. \u201cFuzz buzz\u201d by Soundroll. 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