The Secret Place Where Writers Find Their Ideas from James W. Ziskin

Where do you get your ideas? No but seriously what do you use for inspiration: art, music, landscape, the news, dreams, family stories . . . ?

This is a trade secret. All writers know the answer but refuse to tell. We’re required to sign a pact never to divulge where we get our ideas. Oh, we’ll lie and say we find them in news stories, family histories, and dreams and such. Just read the posts from Brenda, Terry, and Dietrich this week. Lies. All lies. We do it to prevent our ranks from swelling ...