Staring at the blank page can be scary, frustrating and it's easy to walk away from writing to do anything that seems easier. Dishes, video games, an entire spring cleaning, taking apart an engine... Who knows.
Brainstorming ideas can be fun, invigorating and inspiring! And you don't have to "wait for inspiration" or the "perfect mood" to hit. You can put yourself in that mood very easily.
So follow along with Holly and me as we go through 6 of 10 prompts, doing two ideas each from scratch for these prompts and always making sure to cover what Holly refers to as the Four P's. We'd love for you to join us in the forums and share some of your odd, fun, funky, beautiful, heartbreaking or cheerful story ideas!
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How to Build a Story Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Four - Final
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How to Build a Character Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Three
How to Worldbuild Based on Your Sweet Spot Map: SPM Series, Part Two
How to Build a Sweet Spot Map Workshop - Part One
Workshop: How to Find and Fix Scene Problems
Series Fundamentals: How NOT to Break Your Series
Series Fiction VS Stand Alone Book
How to Use Chapters as Structure Elements
Character Voice - Distinguishing Your Characters
Creating Titles and How to Choose the Right One
Internal Conflicts - How to Do Them Well
Process - What is it and How Does it Effect My Writing?
Fear of Bad Writing, Is a Scattered Draft Finished, Changing a Process You Love
How to Write Fiction: Boring Writing, Flashbacks, Dream Premonitions and Pre-Climax Info Dumps
From The Archives: Holly Lisle on Fiction - Part Two
Too Many Writing Ideas - How to Focus on the Story
How to Know if Your Idea is the Right Size for Your Story
The Process of Revision: Flash Fiction Example
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