Finding a decent story
Ira Glass claimed that the amount of time finding a decent story is usually just as much or more than the time producing the story. I was interested and I believed it instantly. I agree and it’s one of the issues some of us have to face. Sometimes taking the first step can be the hardest, and when it comes to stories, finding a good story may be hard. There could be something better, or there are too many options to pick from. The story idea has to be good and strong so that it can be built on and still be well. When developing a story, there is already an idea to work off of, but finding the story is different issue. If there’s no assignment or restriction, finding stories is just as hard, because where is one supposed to start? People do try various ideas and the first idea may not work, so it takes time. I always thought too long before deciding on an idea to work on, so I feel like I can relate to Ira Glass’ statement.
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This is one of those issues that really worried me when he mentioned it. I think we get emotionally attached to our ideas, and it’s really hard to let them go. For this project, though, I think we will need to be open to the possibility that our original ideas may not be carved out appropriately for the parameters for this project. However, I also think we can’t be too quick to give up on our original idea, especially since in about a week we’ll have to hand in our first drafts. It’ll be tough to maintain a balance, and get the work done in the appropriate amount of time.
Yes! It’s just such a perplexing problem! When we over think about our own topic and end up with a tenth of what we originally thought we could be putting on the table. It’s definitely more difficult to be original and so therefore be comfortable with a subject enough to develop it into a decent story.