When it comes time to compose my story idea list, I pull up my “Ideas” file and start connecting dots. I also have lengthier paragraphs of vague plot ideas that have occurred to me while driving, at the grocery store, etc. For example, I have “an illness where the only treatment is a hallucinogenic drug” and “Roman curse tablets” and “creepy water spirit someone is indebted to” written on my list, along with various stories I may want to retell ( The Scarlet Letter, The Velveteen Rabbit). Whenever I have a spark of an idea, I jot it down in an “Ideas” file in the Notes app on my phone sometimes it’s a cool setting, or a bizarre item, or a specific type of character. I am a huge plotter, so a lot of my discovery process comes before I put any words on the page. So every once in a while I get to gather up all my notes and create a story idea list. Before I start on a new novel, I like to come up with a half dozen ideas and then get feedback from my agent on what makes sense for the market. One of my favorite parts of the writing process is brainstorming new story ideas. In addition to her degrees in Psychology, Liberal Arts, and International Relations, Amber holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Logan is a university instructor, freelance editor, and author of speculative fiction living in Kansas with her husband and two children-Fox and Willow.
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