Have you ever read a piece in the newspaper or anywhere else and stopped after the first sentence or two? Or unfortunately read the entire article only to think to yourself 'that sucked'?
Most people who write will sit down and stream consciousness then go back to ensure it is edited for grammar.
The hardest part of writing happens before you start.
Thinking deeply on Concept and Theme of what you are about to write.
Concept is your innovate take on what you are about to write. A person will not rewrite 'Die Hard' but will write 'Die Hard but in a submarine'. Or the concept of government corruption such as Tammany Hall but what about the concept of something like Tammany but happening for a small county in Virginia.
Concept.
Theme's are the message you are conveying. The theme needs to be driven into every part. Theme's such as identity, power, death, loneliness. It is your core message that comes through ever character and every arc.
It is difficult though and that is why most don't do it. You read a journalist and you get some facts listed in chronological order and then a couple quotes from both sides of the issue. No concept. No Theme.
It is scary because it is an exercise in 'Why should anyone read this shit' and you might not like the answer.
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