K. Edwin Fritz
Mostly from observing life & keeping an open/ curious mind.
Example: My newest novella, "Afterlife" popped into my head after reading 5 or 6 other stories + a couple movies that all happened to touch on the subject. Somewhere along the way I got to thinking... "So, what's the absolute *worst* version of the afterlife you can come up with? And then how do I make that a happy ending?"
Other ideas seem to come out of nowhere... My short story "Interstate Baby" hatched when I was driving on a highway late at night & a raccoon waddled out in front of me. I was so tired & the patches of white on the animal made it look for a split second like a baby. All of a sudden... boom. Story idea. (Of course, the baby in that story has *nothing* to do with raccoons. Why I turned it into a vampire... I honestly have no idea).
Thanks for the question!
Example: My newest novella, "Afterlife" popped into my head after reading 5 or 6 other stories + a couple movies that all happened to touch on the subject. Somewhere along the way I got to thinking... "So, what's the absolute *worst* version of the afterlife you can come up with? And then how do I make that a happy ending?"
Other ideas seem to come out of nowhere... My short story "Interstate Baby" hatched when I was driving on a highway late at night & a raccoon waddled out in front of me. I was so tired & the patches of white on the animal made it look for a split second like a baby. All of a sudden... boom. Story idea. (Of course, the baby in that story has *nothing* to do with raccoons. Why I turned it into a vampire... I honestly have no idea).
Thanks for the question!
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