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.
One useful tips .. Don't take any criticism personally. Just because people don't like what you write doesn't mean they don't like you.
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