Finetune your instincts for spotting writing ideas
I was inspired when I read my blogging partner Carol’s post yesterday about where writers find ideas. In fact, her post gave me the idea for this post. It made me think about where I get my ideas for poems, stories, and freelance articles. I think it’s possible to finetune your instincts for recognizing story ideas. Practice listening to the inner voice, the feeling in your chest when you hear something that pings your consciousness and tells you that you’ve found something you need to write about.
In case it helps, I’m sharing some of my ideas and how I found them.
Poem, “Bird Man.” This idea came from an encounter with an elderly man in the bread aisle at the grocery store. Read more
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