Writing down random thoughts to create a Masterpiece.

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November 17, 2018, 3:30 am

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Writing a masterpiece is something some writers do not plan but actually a river of free flowing thoughts written in a piece of paper.

How am I going to write something near perfection? How would I start? How would I end it? Where can I find inspiration or what topic is the best to choose? These are the things writers ask themselves before writing a masterpiece. But is there an easy way to work things out? Easy way doesn't mean you won't put any effort. Easy way means the process of doing so felt like effortless. Writing down random thoughts out of nowhere is a very good habit for a writer to do so because you'll never know when you'll be able to use that idea. Some writers find inspiration even in their past dreams or childhood memory. Writing down these random thoughts and treating them as your babies would someday pay off for you. You just have to put them together like a puzzle or create something new from each and every piece.

Being a writer is fun when you love what you're doing and making a masterpiece is not a piece of cake. It is absolutely worth all the effort though and very satisfying while you are doing it especially once it was done. But there is nothing more enjoyable for a writer than the time he/she is just working on making a new well written thought and ideas.

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emiaj55

emiaj55

I keep my random thought in notebooks as though they are my diary. They are dated and they have very different topics. Some entries are ideas for a book. Some are dialogues. Some are verses for a poem. And even some are just pieces of personal proverbs, idioms and puns that I may never be able to use in a story or an article. Nevertheless, these random thoughts are well kept for reasons other than they are very amusing to read over and over again. I treat them as though they are pieces of the masterpieces I am to create.

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allyn2017

allyn2017

Same, I write my random thoughts and poems in notebooks.

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jayjaydimson

jayjaydimson

Just put all your efforts and heart into it for you to achieve your masterpiece.

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allyn2017

allyn2017

agree with you, all that you have written as long as it cane from your heart it is considered as master piece.

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theresajane

theresajane

It must be nice to have a pile of notebooks of your random thoughts and e able to go back through them and have fun reading them.

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emiaj55

emiaj55

It really is. I have been doing it since high school so it is already a habit before I got to use digital notes. Oh, the things that I write back then. There were a lot of cheesy entries. haha

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allyn2017

allyn2017

that's what I thought to, then you aill remember what you did that day when you wrote it.

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ajahcuizon

ajahcuizon

I also kept a diary before and I that is where I used to write down my feelings or happening in my day to day lives. I think that is how I improved my writing skills as it helped me a lot on how to write something in a right manner.

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allyn2017

allyn2017

Me too, when I was in highschool I had a diary and when i read it i laugh so hard.

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Steve5

Steve5

That's very encouraging advice. I feel like there are two kinds of masterpieces. One is something you're proud of despite all its faults and limitations. And the other is technical perfection in the sense that many people actually believe it to be one.

Sometimes it's best to just write and let things play out. Because people's reactions are uncontrollable and somewhat unpredictable. What you can control is your will to write. So keep writing no matter what.

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theresajane

theresajane

I write my random thoughts through my phone's notepad. I must say that if ever I lose my phone, I might go crazy, as I have a lot of ideas that need polishing. A lot, and it would tire me to even copy all of them one by one.

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emiaj55

emiaj55

Try using cloud storages. You could upload such data on cloud so that if you ever lose your device you could always access them. There are apps that directly save to cloud storages like google drive. For my phone I use Snote and WPS office. For my laptop I use google docs.

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katarinamurtin

katarinamurtin

Me too! When I say that I wouldn't survive without my phone I am not talking about Instagram, Whats app or something like that, I am talking about Notepad! I write essays for school there, some random quotes that I read on posters or commercials, thoughts, cool sentences...

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amelia88

amelia88

Oh, I do that too - my notes are full with bits and pieces. What I've been trying to do more though is use the Google Docs app for my random thoughts on the go. The fact that it's auto saved and accessible from more than one location puts my mind at ease.

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Martinsx1

Martinsx1

Exactly! If you are the observant type of person, there are so many things that would give you an insight to writing a great article if you are open to it.

Writing down your random thoughts and later developing it into a full blown article is something very realistic because I do it all the time.

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allyn2017

allyn2017

I do that too, and i lost one of my phone and cried relationship hard because my poems are there and I don't have back up.

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Youngshark

Youngshark

A majority of my random thoughts are stored on the quick notes app in my phone or in the evernote app. I like Evernote more since it can be used even across different devices and data is never lost as long as you use the app with your email account synced.

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Barida

Barida

That is pretty okay for you as you have those apps at your disposal. I believe that being a writer is all about having the ability to store up any random thought that comes up at your mind in any given time as well.

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Youngshark

Youngshark

yeeah it is always nice since I always have my phone with me so in many instances when I need to refer to anything I had written it is very simple.

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jpk0007

jpk0007

Creating a masterpiece is the work of a master who has a lot of experience in the field of writing which obviously will come with time. However, writing down your random thoughts that come to your mind is a very good way of getting new ideas. I have this habit of scribbling things that come in my mind. Sometimes you are amazed at the ability of our mind to think about a variety of subjects and it does make some sense when you read all those thoughts together at the end of the day.

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Corzhens

Corzhens

I have noticed that ideas come to my mind when I am driving alone in my car. Blogging is not easy and I had experienced that before as a co-blogger. My best articles were even published in a major magazine here that I consider them masterpieces. Maybe it is just an accident that I was able to turn out good articles but perhaps it is my passion. Ideas that I note down on my small notebook would serve as my inspirational guide when I am going to write an article. I scan the list and would always come up with something to write.

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jayjaydimson

jayjaydimson

You will get a masterpiece, if you will do everything just to achieve it, just put your heart and efforts into it.

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Youngshark

Youngshark

I agree as well. Just make sure that you dedicate all your efforts and somehow it will come out incredibly. Also, it is important to have some sort of a passion in whatever you are writting.

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theresajane

theresajane

You have a great point. As long as you work hard for your dreams, someday, you'll get what you dreamed of.

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stormbreaker10

stormbreaker10

I recently doing this also. Sometimes your poems is crap but sometimes you amazed because of how good it is.

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Martinsx1

Martinsx1

For my poems, they come from inspiration and nature. I also try to pick up a few things from romance and love but most times, I have this personal theory that love and romance is overatted.

It's in the quest for writing on other subject that my random thoughts seems to be very helpful in getting me to accomplish my goals.

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esteban123

esteban123

Most of the time I am wring some random thoughts on a piece of a scratch paper because I want first to screen those good ideas to the unhelpful ones before transferring them into the final piece of paper for final writing so that I can still check properly and verified the consistency and reliability of the article that I am writing before publishing it to avoid some technical errors later on. It is also good to ensure that I will come up with the best and accurate writings.

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luv2xacosta

luv2xacosta

Ideas usually come when you are alone and observing things around you. You always ask questions about your self, you will appreciate things that surrounds you and then eventually it will become your ideas. It will inspire to write it down depending on how you view your day as of the moment.

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superlicca

superlicca

Writing down your random thoughts is a great way to keep them. For a person like me who can easily forget things, it is important to have a small notebook and pen and write down every idea that comes to my mind. There are circumstances wherein I cannot remember an idea that I have after a few hours.

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Martinsx1

Martinsx1

Seriously, I have suffered from this situation of forgetfulness on more than one occasion and it gets annoying most times because I would prick my mind for hours without remembering what I had known before.

Now, I have a very small notebook where I pen down some of my random thoughts in order not to forget them. It's been absolutely helpful.

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mdayrit

mdayrit

This is what I used to do before. As much as possible, I do not let writing affect any schedule that I have with the family. But there are times that you cannot finish all of it in time so you can go out freely to the mall with the kids. What I do is I take advantage of using my mobile phone in filling up parts of my article whenever I have something in my thought while walking around the mall with the kids. At the end of the day, I will just review it to make sure everything is good for submission. It is like hitting everything in one stone. I was able to go to the mall with the kids and finish my article without stressing myself too much. Sometimes good ideas to put in the article pops up when you are not in front of the computer thinking of it.

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burgosmichael24

burgosmichael24

I love that idea. I actually heard that idea in one of the seminars I attended. I always keep sticky note-like note pad to jot down random thoughts and keep it in a box. I used that to create my preaching sermons. That random thoughts was not just random thoughts. It was Rhema.

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Jeane

Jeane

Creating a masterpiece isn't something that is done overnight. Sure the inspiration can strike when you least expect it.

That rarely happens however. What is more likely is you'll suddenly think of something you can use. You write that down. And you keep doing it and until you've collected ideas which once "composited" can be used to create a masterpiece.

That is how "Mrs Doubtfire" the book was created.

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amelia88

amelia88

I had no idea that's how Mrs Doubtfire came about - and what a classic that ended up being! I love the movie adaptation, it still makes me laugh if I watch it all these years later.

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HappyLady

HappyLady

I do this at times and usually either in a notebook or if I have no notebook I save the thoughts into my phone. I have even been known to watsapp my daughter so I kept the thoughts. It is a good way to begin writing fiction.

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stormbreaker10

stormbreaker10

The real can help you to make a masterpiece is thru reading books because you need to become a knowledgable, able you to constract or play your words while your writting.

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jayjaydimson

jayjaydimson

Yes, I agree with you, if you will read books each day, you will be able to enhance your English and communications skills and make it your masterpiece.

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amelia88

amelia88

Sometimes I think that random thoughts pieced together are what creates a complete work. Whenever I write something I usually brainstorm for a bit, writing down dot-points with ideas or random thoughts. Eventually, all those random thoughts tend to get my full article written! Slow and steady wins the race!

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emiaj55

emiaj55

Even cavemen carved out their notes on cave walls. And guess what? millenniums after thousands and generations of people are still studying their masterpieces!

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ajahcuizon

ajahcuizon

I usually write when I am down or there is something going onto my life. I write as it lets me burst out my feelings that I can't express. When that happens, my hand will just write and write until I already have nothing to write about. It's just about that I kept on writing whole the ideas kept on flowing onto my mind and that came my heart.

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Jelineex

Jelineex

I also write whatever thoughts I have on mind on a piece of paper. So, I will not forget what my thoughts are. This will give me guidance to compose a good article or writings. But, sometimes I lose the interest of what I wrote. Feelings are no longer the same. I have so many thoughts that I cannot put into writings.

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Jeane

Jeane

I also write whatever thoughts I have on mind on a piece of paper. So, I will not forget what my thoughts are.

Writers are often advised to have a diary and pencil with them at all times. Any time you think of something you write it down even if it is late at night. It is possible that you might have a great idea about something but fail to remember it the next day. Even if you don't use it immediately eventually you might.

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Jelineex

Jelineex

Yes, I agree with you. It's best to have a notebook and pen ready to use. Anytime a thought or idea comes in mind. It's also a good compilation and prevent it from losing. Mostly, of the time I only used paper to write all my thoughts and I throw it. When I remember I search it on the thrash can. I will try to practice and discipline myself to write on notebooks.

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jaymish3

jaymish3

As soon as I have an idea I write it down. You never know if you will remember it. Before I begin to write an article I write down my thoughts on the subject. I then fill in the gaps through research. I also use any ideas I had noted down before.Everything then comes together to create the perfect master piece.Writing is a process in my opinion and to create a masterpiece you have to go through the process, as hard as it may seem sometimes.

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agbuyarashel

agbuyarashel

I used to write everything thay comes to my mind avoid forgetting them byt I still was not able to do it.

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mcnasci24

mcnasci24

I have always thought that knowing how our brain works is one of the best ways we can overcome any resistance or fear of writing. That is, if you know how your creativity works, maybe you will master it. For me, every creative process goes through four phases: preparation, incubation, discovery, and the actual start.

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Alymae

Alymae

I keep my random thoughts on the phone first and then transfer it on my notebook. Is it weird to say that I even write down my dreams especially if its a story? Sometimes the most amazing storyline I write is from my dreams. When I wake up I write it so that I won't forget. Have you ever experienced this?

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hstinscdln

hstinscdln

Haven't been able to write a really great work, but I do want to and I hope I would be able to someday. Most random thoughts that come to my mind our related to my life and the things that I want to happen. So if I were to write my masterpiece, it is about me or a story about me that I want to happen or the things that I think should'vr happen. With that, I am able to include all of my thought in one story, even if the thought is not so connected to the story.

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Alymae

Alymae

Well, yeah. Most of the time the things that I write is connected to me. Usually, the best stories come from personal experience as stated by one of my friends. As for me, I haven't made any masterpiece but I am not losing hope. As long as I love writing, I will continue to write until that day will come.

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Bravosi

Bravosi

Hi!

Yeah, I concur with the given points here. Masterpiece is something rare and unique, but I think every person has the chance to create one. It's just something magical within us.
Personally, from my experience, the most annoying thing was when I had thoughts for a masterpiece in my head, but I couldn't write it down somewhere to remember all the necessary details (I was at work for example), so I used to get upset when I forgot it.

It's very important to carry a pen with yourself to take down notes, especially if you're a busy person as I'm.

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stormbreaker10

stormbreaker10

Creating a master piece through a ramdom is really amazing because all of this is your expression. Thatd why i really love literatures.

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cmoneyspinner

cmoneyspinner

I often write down random thoughts. They sometimes turn into a good article or blog post. But a masterpiece? I know my limit. I am not Charles Dickens or William Shakespeare. LOL.

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Franzel2oo

Franzel2oo

I love the part about writing down old memories and dreams. Nothing reaches the audience or reader more than the writer's deepest thoughts. There truly is something marvelous about putting your soul into creativity that makes it spark. Collecting such ideas by writing them down in an idea book is a great way to not forget them, and someday down the line, when you read those ideas, you might just feel tgat feeling that leads great writers to write masterpieces.

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Wenkx03

Wenkx03

Great idea. Random thoughts always come to our mind. Even the things you consider junks would be a great idea someday so better keep it.

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davedaot04

davedaot04

I do this a lot, I just write random thoughts, like thoughts that I'm currently thinking of and sometimes I can write so many things, it's just my thought are all over the place, but I'm not really sure if I've been able to make a masterpiece of it, but sure enough I've been able to produce good stuff just writing random things.

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JBeleren

JBeleren

I store and keep most of my random thoughts on a notepad app on my phone, that way I can immediately access it if an idea suddenly comes up or a quote or a phrase that I encounter evoked something in me. Sometimes all you need is a single idea to flesh out a forgotten project or to finish ones that have remained stagnant due to a block.

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mhingnhormz

mhingnhormz

Writing down random thoughts to create a masterpiece: I am agree on it. It is not impossible that your ramdom thought can make a great Masterpiece, because all those thought are from you and you can really find a connection between those thought in the right time.

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