Ideas and Where They Come From

by | Apr 26, 2018 | Story Tale, On Writing

A fellow author(i) is preparing to give a talk at a school. (This happens.) He asks for help with some pictures he can show during his talk. (This also happens). What he wants, he says, is that you send him a picture of yourself with a sponge on your head. Just in...

Exercise: that first idea

by | May 20, 2018 | Story Tale, General, On Writing

Think of a random word. Last time I did this (it was on a school visit) I came up with “olive-pitter”. Never mind if you think it’s two words. Fit that word into a sentence. The sentence must leave you asking questions. My sentence was “it’s hard to commit...

Three Little Tricks

by | Feb 11, 2025 | Story Tale, General, On Writing

So we’ve got an idea for a story. We’re excited about it. We know what kind of story it’s going to be. It’s time to start planning out how we’ll tell it. Sorry? Time to do what? Wait a moment… Disclaimer: Writers are Different Some...