One Plus One Still Equals Two
1 A survey a few years ago (that I have not been able to track down) said that 80% of Americans want to write a book someday.
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1 The most common question posed to published authors is "Where Do You Get Your Ideas?"
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2 The reason those 80% have not yet written a book is likely that they don't have any idea where to begin. After all, a writer, by definition, must have something to say, something to write about. Without a story idea, would-be writers are stuck.
For the best site online dedicated to helping creative writers and would-be authors to find story ideas, go to The Story Ideas Virtuoso blog.
And for great creative writing tips, check out 1000 Creative Writing Prompts.
