Where do story ideas come from? Plus a FREE writing exercise
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February 24, 2025
Where do story ideas come from? And how do you grab hold of those raw ideas and turn them into something more… story-ish?
Where do story ideas come from? And how do you grab hold of those raw ideas and turn them into something more… story-ish?
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Writing takes a village… Cast off the idea of the solo tortured writer genius and get a little help from your friends.
From space opera to slipstream, Krishan Coupland runs us through the many speculative sub-genres.
A sensitivity reader is someone who reads over a manuscript for any potentially insensitive issues that may crop up in your writing.
Stephanie Carty talks all about character psychology to help you create realistic fictional humans.
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