The 1G Nostalgia Formula

Fresh out of story ideas? Try the 1G Nostalgia Formula. (My name for it. Trademark application pending.)

Here’s how the 1G Nostalgia Formula works. Take today’s date and subtract twenty-five to thirty years (about one human generation), and set your story in that time period.

As you do this, research as much as you can about that era—clothes, catch phrases, news, culture, sports, songs, movies, etc.

Why do readers find such stories appealing? For the young, it’s a chance to satisfy...