I read somewhere (I think maybe David
Baboulene’s The Story Book) that when
you think of an idea, don’t stop, rather think again and try to come up with
something more original. I.e. the first
thought will probably be a cliché or boring idea, so take it a bit further to
get to a better one.
But I want to take it a step further and
say that you should always look for the extreme. Never settle for the middle or the safe. Pick the craziest idea you can come up with
and run with it, no matter how ludicrous it feels.
Think about it, if Bram Stoker had thought
that crazy blood-sucking baby-eating creatures of the night were too ludicrous,
where would we be? If George A. Romero
had thought zombies were too weird to put in a film, where would we be? And finally, if Mary Shelley had decided to
stick with something normal, there would be no Frankenstein(‘s monster).
The point is, everything seems crazy until
you get used to it. In fact, you will
think your own things are crazier than other people will think your things are.
So go on and pick the weirdest, craziest idea
in your head. Pick the extreme and go
with it. You’ll be happy to see where it
leads, or at least you’ll be in for a hell of a ride.
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