Ideas are a dime a dozen,
but people who carry them out
are priceless.
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), the great science fiction author, was one of the most prolific writers ever.
Often, he would be approached by fans saying that they had a great idea for a story. The fan wanted to tell Asimov the story and hoped that Asimov would write it and publish it then they would be partners and split the profits!
Asimov always countered with his offer, “I have plenty of ideas already. What if I send you an idea. You write it and you send me half the money!”
No one ever took Asimov up on his offer.
And Asimov knew why . . .
Ideas are easy.
Writing is hard.
