faithless

For the past two weeks I have labored to conceive and give substance to a story. Then I wondered: how long do most people take to prepare a story for writing?

Preparing a story includes: the conception of the central idea, characters, and setting; a loose understanding of the events the story will follow (the plot); and all research that must be done prior to writing.

So what is your average story preparation time? Mention the length of the story.

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Ice Tea Atonach

Hmm... That varies alot for me. For short stories my ideas come between a minuet or a day or two. For longer stories (all of which I have ditched...) usually between a few hours and a few weeks depending on how much time have to think and my mood.

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wmd

I am currently writing a short story that had the prep time of about a week, and it was all in my head. For short stories it is usually all in my head

I am planning a novel and have been doing that for about 2 weeks now, but.... I have had this novel in my head for over 2 years so if you count all that (and you should) prep time can be a lot or a little.

All depends on the piece.

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CandieK

I write mostly short stories and a few poems. A good portion of them I write in five minutes.

But with my longer story ideas it varies. I've had a couple forming in my head for months. Don't rush it, it will come together in it's own time.

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bmroyer

its been about 2 years now, still prepin......

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