Learning to Trust Your Gut with Your Writing Ideas

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    </div><p id="074b" type="7">So now you have all those amazing ideas, how do you pick one to actually sit down and write about?</p><h2 id="7397">Here’s some thoughts.</h2><ul><li>Review your ideas regularly and see which ones really hit an emotional spark for you. Highlight or star them so you don’t overlook them.</li><li>Create a draft in Medium with a Headline, tagline and an eye catching main image. It’s good to have these drafty ideas waiting for you in your Medium list so you can pick one and start writing anytime.

<b><i>I have 38 right now in my Drafts list. How many do you have?</i></b></li><li>Go with the flow when you get an amazing idea for a story that scares and excites you. This is your gut telling you to go for it. Trust it and start writing and see where it leads.</li><li>Don’t let that wicked voice in your head tell you your ideas are crap. They’re not. Ignore that voice. Put it in the naughty corner and give it a time out!</li><li>Remember you are a creator, a writer and your voice can make a difference. You need to believe in yourself and what you write.</li></ul><p id="6926

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" type="7">Key Message: Trusting your gut to create something that stretches and scares you means you’re moving forward in your writing journey.</p><p id="9c6d">So follow that yellow brick road and keep on going.</p><p id="2ee1">© <a href="https://medium.com/@lindalockeca">Linda Locke</a></p><p id="68a8"><b>Linda Locke</b> is a writer and mentor/teacher. She lives in Southern California in Ventura County by the Coast with her husband and lots and lots of books.</p><p id="80d6"><a href="https://medium.com/@lindalockeca">Follow Me</a> | <a href="https://medium.com/subscribe/@lindalockeca">Subscribe</a> | <a href="https://payhip.com/b/Lc8Oy">Fast Track Your Medium Writing</a> | <a href="https://ko-fi.com/lindalocke">Buy Me A Coffee</a></p><div id="ce0a" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/a-cure-for-invisibility-on-medium-cef886cb715c"> <div> <div> <h2>A Cure for Invisibility on Medium</h2> <div><h3>A course to help you get noticed, attract readers and build a following</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*tC0XEIYn594QbsTMEbEuiw.png)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

Don’t dismiss those random ideas that pop into your head

I just got a crazy idea for a story — Image from Canva

I get ideas for stories everywhere — in the shower, listening to podcasts in my car, reading the newspaper, and in my day to day life. Sometimes I just get an inspirational thunder bolt out of the blue. Note: These ideas are the best kind.

Ideas are everywhere if you’re paying attention.

Here’s some thoughts.

Review your ideas regularly and see which ones really hit an emotional spark for you. Highlight or star them so you don’t overlook them.

Create a draft in Medium with a Headline, tagline and an eye catching main image. It’s good to have these drafty ideas waiting for you in your Medium list so you can pick one and start writing anytime. I have 38 right now in my Drafts list. How many do you have?

Go with the flow when you get an amazing idea for a story that scares and excites you. This is your gut telling you to go for it. Trust it and start writing and see where it leads.

Don’t let that wicked voice in your head tell you your ideas are crap. They’re not. Ignore that voice. Put it in the naughty corner and give it a time out!

Remember you are a creator, a writer and your voice can make a difference. You need to believe in yourself and what you write.

Key Message: Trusting your gut to create something that stretches and scares you means you’re moving forward in your writing journey.

So follow that yellow brick road and keep on going.

Linda Locke is a writer and mentor/teacher. She lives in Southern California in Ventura County by the Coast with her husband and lots and lots of books.

Learning to Trust Your Gut with Your Writing Ideas

Don’t dismiss those random ideas that pop into your head

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