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Tips on: story ideas

An elven practice for writing whole stories

A tip about taking the mystery out of beginnings, middles and endings

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A story in every day

A tip about becoming a storyteller by telling the story of each day

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The Lobster Quadrille

A tip about adding something new to a scene you love

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Help this way

A tip about banishing Writer’s & Block and looking for new ideas instead

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Assume the snails took the keys

A tip about connecting odd things to create a story

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How do I find a topic to write about?

A tip about making a story wish list before you begin writing a story

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Better ideas come from working on the first idea…

A tip about how one story idea leads to the next

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Or… turn yourself into a field mouse and then build the snowman…

A tip about how to make an ordinary writing prompt into something else

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What to name your characters

A tip about knowing the meaning and history of a name before you select it for your character

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Saving pieces of stories

A tip about squirreling away pieces of stories

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