Life-Writes Where do writers get their ideas from ... It's called Life

by Ruthven, Suzanne

• ISBN13: 9781846948534
• ISBN10: 1846948533
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-05-16
• Publisher: Compass Books

Summary

The second most common question a writer is asked is, 'where do your ideas come from?' (The first is, 'Do you make any money from it?') Experienced writers don't go looking for ideas; ideas come to them. An experienced writer just has the knack of spotting what makes a good story or what will make a good story once it's been given the right spin, because none of us, if we're honest, will let reality get in the way of a saleable piece of work. Editors are looking for an element of action, drama or surprise, even in non-fiction. It's what catches their attention and makes them pause to read further; and the key to any editor's heart is originality. Not necessarily a new departure in style or genre, but a refreshing and original slant on a popular theme. Life-Writes helps you to find and develop ideas with editor appeal.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Absence of Thought	p. 3
Standard Operating Procedure	p. 16
Exercise of the Intellect	p. 31
Looking From All Angles	p. 42
Innermost Thoughts	p. 48
Food For Thought	p. 56
Lost in Thought	p. 66
Ordeal By Fire	p. 76
Writer's Itch	p. 91
Dramatis Personae	p. 101
Cruise to Nowhere	p. 113
Have Them Rolling In The Aisles	p. 125
Mirror of the Mind	p. 136
Mother of the Muses: Mnemosyne	p. 152
Token of Remembrance	p. 160
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel	p. 170
Call Back Yesterday	p. 183
Memory Lane	p. 201
A Novel Idea	p. 211
Famous Last Words	p. 229
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