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Looping

Posted on Sunday, October 9, 2022 by pebblepup — 1 Comment

Looping is a variation on free writing. You sit down and write for at least ten minutes. Write without thinking. Don’t edit as you go. Write as fast as you can. That’s all you do for free writing. Looping takes…

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Where Do Your Ideas Come From?

Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2021 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Writers are always asked where their ideas come from. I’ve never been sure how to answer that. I suppose the most truthful answer is, “I have no idea.” I truly don’t. Some days I wake up with an idea in…

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Idea Generation

Posted on Sunday, March 11, 2018 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Sometimes ideas pop in from nowhere. Other times you have to go hunting for them. The ones that pop in from nowhere are easy to find. The ones you have to hunt for are another story. There are ways to…

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Brainstorming

Posted on Sunday, December 24, 2017 by pebblepup — Leave a comment

Sometimes ideas come easily with no effort. Most times, they don’t. That’s when you have to sit down and brainstorm ideas. The internet has a lot of information on brainstorming. There are a number of techniques out there. One of…