The what if method of generating story ideas is what it says. You take a fact, ask it what if this happened instead what if that happened? What if America lost the war of independent? What if John Wilkes Booth…
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Brainstorming
Brainstorming is the process we use to come up with ideas. We can then use those ideas to write about or to come up with the solutions to problems. You can do it in teams or solo. That’s what’s nice…
Tagged with: brainstorming, Free writing, Mind mapping, word association, writing, writing ideas, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Where Do Your Ideas Come From?
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…
Tagged with: idea, Idea generation, ideas, writing, writing idea generation, writing ideas, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Posted in General Opinion, Writing Techniques
Idea Generation
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…
Tagged with: brainstorming, Idea generation, ideas, mind map, Scapple, writing, writing ideas
Posted in Writing Techniques
Posted in Writing Techniques
Story Idea Brainstorm Session
Story ideas just sometime pop into my brain as a situation. Others come along as an interesting character in need of a story. Sometimes you can put the two together and get a story. Other times the character doesn’t like…
Tagged with: fiction, fiction ideas, writing, writing fiction, writing ideas
Posted in Writing Fiction
Posted in Writing Fiction
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