Building “The Story” will require a substantial amount of consideration, written and recorded, especially as I learned that I could functionally write “Novel 01,” but practically I knew nothing about any of the characters, settings, or much beside the general plot outline when I wrote that novel. By comparison, for “Novel 02,” I’ve been gathering many bits of inspiration from all areas of my life, including my-today, when I had a second-round interview for a prospective job.

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I never would have thought that, when I began thinking about writing “The Story” about 20 years ago now, that through the process of writing “Novel 01” and now preparing for “Novel 02,” that I would need basically infinite amount of inspiration. Where do ideas come from? Writing daily essays, such as this one that I’m also recording a video live-writing session for, has been a way to force myself to come up with acceptable enough ideas daily.

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I’ve been working on “The Story” for over 20 years, passively now, and maybe 6 years of it actively? Video watchers will have seen that I did the research to figure out that it’s been one month, for me, shy of 7 years. Having written “Novel 01” in a blast, then taking time to brainstorm “Novel 02” has led to a 81-item backlog of brainstorming. Not every item there is significantly noteworthy, some are “no brainstorming,” but, it’s all work.

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Over the my past few weeks, my mental health has taken a decline thanks to a job I quit to avoid breaking my sobriety. Were it not for avocational endeavors like “The Story,” “Novel 01,” and “Novel 02,” would I remain as sober as I continue to be? Without access to recreation, would I dive into negative pools of reality? These are things where my vocation, avocation, and recreation all serve each other, mostly in equal balance.

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I never would have thought where “The Story” would have taken me. During the pre-production for “Novel 01,” I did a little location scouting to a hospital, but for the longer, seemingly near-infinite pre-production for “Novel 02,” I took the day off work for my doctor’s appointment to establish primary care and get FND referrals to explore the area around this potentially-new doctor’s building. As I explained in the adjacent video to this essay, I was disappointed.

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Twenty years ago was when I first started brainstorming “The Story,” in some very rough sketches of writing and thinking. Over those twenty years, I’ve been able to refine my writing, as shown in “Novel 01,” and brainstorming, as shown in the videos that I record along with these essays. What if it will take me another twenty years, at this pace, to write “Novel 02?” That is the only way that I want to go forth.

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I never realized the totality of how much material and how many ideas I’d have to sort through when I began brainstorming “The Story” about 20 years ago. When I wrote “Novel 01,” I wrote it pretty much in a one-month’s bubble after a two-week prep period. For “Novel 02,” I have over 200 cited ideas so far, with each idea being of an acceptable quality. When I get to 1,000, I’ll make a new list, and keep grabbing ideas.

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When I started brainstorming “The Story” 20 years ago now, I hadn’t anticipated how many thousands or millions of ideas it would take to bring that idea to fruition. “Novel 01” was mostly improv with a two-week brainstorming session done part-time while working full-time. “Novel 02” has, conversely, been in pre-production from April 21 2023 until starting the writing proper, which could be years from now. Videos/Essays like this can help set the pace and understanding through my writing process.

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When I began thinking of writing “The Story” 20 years ago, now, I never realized how much effort it would take. “Novel 01” was easy in this department because of how many details I skipped over. With “Novel 02,” I am thinking of all matter of things, including, what would be the hit single, album, and band of 2011? This question prompted me to draw the rough draft of the album and live-draw the result, while live-writing this essay.

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Twenty years ago, for me, I began writing “The Story” in my mind. The main characters of “The Story,” John and then Trisha now Trishna, appeared as I was leaving high school and haven’t left me since. “Novel 01” started on a whim, with a two-week research period before a four-week writing period. “Novel 02” is now in its 43rd month of brainstorming. I haven’t dedicated much time to this, mainly because it’s been 13 months with FND.

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