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Q&A How do I get rid of my excess ideas?

Over the past year, I have written down a number of ideas for novels. I have attempted to focus on a sole idea, and tried to write my novel based on this idea. However, I have far too many times fo...

4 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by James‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:11:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar James‭ · 2019-12-08T06:11:13Z (almost 5 years ago)
Over the past year, I have written down a number of ideas for novels. I have attempted to focus on a sole idea, and tried to write my novel based on this idea. However, I have far too many times found myself looking at other ideas, as a result moving on to write an entirely different novel. Whenever I do this, I end up deleting the previous novel and have gotten nowhere near finished. Even now, I am on the first chapter of my latest idea. I want to stick with this novel, but I can't get rid of the other ideas that threaten to replace my current idea? How can I fully remove them from my mind to ensure a finished work as soon as possible?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-02-28T21:55:20Z (over 7 years ago)
Original score: 4