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Oct 1, 2024 at 3:22am
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Starting a story
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So, we are starting OctoPrep, and the plotting, with a "what if..?" opening.

I have already seen some chatter about ideas and where they come from.

So, at the risk of self-promotion, I looked at this briefly in my writing blog: "20240119 Where (My) Ideas Come From" Open in new Window..
And here are some other ideas about starting: "20240601 Story Ideas" Open in new Window..

I know it's not much, but every one of the 3 works I am looking at doing for NaNo this year have come from "what if..." scenarios. What if an Australian cryptid was real? What if fairies were real? What if a demon summoning ritual actually worked?

Very simple ideas, and we will have to see how they go in their development over the course of November (I am a pantser), but the ideas are already there.

Anyway, hope the blog helps.
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Starting a story · 10-01-24 3:22am
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