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Free story idea ��� The Chronicles of Alif

I have a lot of ideas forstories.�� Like, if I wrote a novel���sworth of them every month, I���d still most likely die before getting throughthem all.�� I will admit that some of theideas probably suck, but I think there are some that a good writer could makesomething of them.�� I���ll just never get achance to.�� So, I give them to the world.�� If you can make something of these, go rightahead.�� And

Free story idea – The Chronicles of Alif

I have a lot of ideas forstories.  Like, if I wrote a novel’sworth of them every month, I’d still most likely die before getting throughthem all.  I will admit that some of theideas probably suck, but I think there are some that a good writer could makesomething of them.  I’ll just never get achance to.  So, I give them to the world.  If you can make something of these, go rightahead.  And

Same old comfort

Like many people,I’ve rolled my eyes and sighed whenever I hear some studio announce thatthey’re going to reboot some beloved franchise from decades ago.  Or, you know that standalone movie fromtwenty years ago that had a satisfying ending? Here’s the sequel you never asked for. I groan and nod along as people who know more of the industry explainthat movies are expensive things to make, so

Free story idea ��� For Black History Month

I have a lot of ideas forstories.�� Like, if I wrote a novel���sworth of them every month, I���d still most likely die before getting throughthem all.�� I will admit that some of the ideasprobably suck, but I think there are some that a good writer could makesomething of them.�� I���ll just never get achance to.�� So, I give them to the world.�� If you can make something of these, go rightahead.�� And

Free story idea – For Black History Month

I have a lot of ideas forstories.  Like, if I wrote a novel’sworth of them every month, I’d still most likely die before getting throughthem all.  I will admit that some of the ideasprobably suck, but I think there are some that a good writer could makesomething of them.  I’ll just never get achance to.  So, I give them to the world.  If you can make something of these, go rightahead.  And

Random Writing Tips ��� Have a fun project

Writing can be achore.�� Maybe you���re working on adifficult chapter, or you���re so annoyed with some of the characters you justwant to strangle them, or maybe you���re a bit under the weather but you stillwant to do some writing that day.�� Mysuggestion is to have a fun project.�� Thisis just something you can do for a day or two as a break from your more seriousproject.�� These could be anything

Random Writing Tips – Have a fun project

Writing can be achore.  Maybe you’re working on adifficult chapter, or you’re so annoyed with some of the characters you justwant to strangle them, or maybe you’re a bit under the weather but you stillwant to do some writing that day.  Mysuggestion is to have a fun project.  Thisis just something you can do for a day or two as a break from your more seriousproject.  These could be anything

KENP blues

For those whodon’t know, KENP stands for Kindle Edition Normalized Pages.  As I understand it, since people can changethe font size when they read ebooks on various devices with various sizedscreens, ebooks don’t really have a set number of pages.  So Amazon, I guess, set some number ofcharacters as a “page.” The reason to do this is for the authors.  When you read an ebook with Kindle

Free story idea ��� Lost wallet

I have a lot of ideas forstories.�� Like, if I wrote a novel���sworth of them every month, I���d still most likely die before getting throughthem all.�� I will admit that some of theideas probably suck, but I think there are some that a good writer could makesomething of them.�� I���ll just never get achance to.�� So, I give them to the world.�� If you can make something of these, go rightahead.�� And

Free story idea – Lost wallet

I have a lot of ideas forstories.  Like, if I wrote a novel’sworth of them every month, I’d still most likely die before getting throughthem all.  I will admit that some of theideas probably suck, but I think there are some that a good writer could makesomething of them.  I’ll just never get achance to.  So, I give them to the world.  If you can make something of these, go rightahead.  And