What To Do When You Have Too Many Ideas
Sometimes, writing is like a box of chocolates
This past weekend, I found myself in a Läderach chocolate shop very similar to the one in the above image. I hadn’t had Läderach chocolates since my last trip through Zurich in 2018, and let me tell you, they are divine. I recently learned they opened a shop in Boston, and it was all I could do to restrain myself from heading there the next day, work obligations be damned.
Once there, I spent a loooooong time perusing the selection, nibbling samples, and trying not to drool over the merchandise. Dark chocolate truffles? Praline assortment? FrischSchoggi? Or…?
“Can I help you?” asked a saleswoman.
“I want it all!” I moaned.
I mean, obviously, that was out of the question. This stuff ain’t cheap, and it’s also best eaten fairly fresh, so no point in lugging ten pounds of it home. But in the moment, I was paralyzed: too many choices lay in front of me, and they all seemed equally delectable.
What does this have to do with writing, you ask? Well, maybe you’re like me and you need a little treat to keep you going as you work on a difficult scene… No?
Well then, you may be one of those writers who is a fountain of ideas. Options abound. You start a…
