How do you come up with your book ideas?
26/04/10 13:27
Whenever people learn that I am a writer, the first thing they ask me is:
"How do you come up with your book ideas?"
This is an easy question for me to answer because my ideas come from my life. Everyday things happen around me, or to me, that could be the start of a great story. When I say this to people they then think I must lead an outrageously interesting life, but that is far from the truth. My life is no more exciting than normal. In fact, it actual might be less eventful than most people's. The difference is, I see things from a writer's perspective.
For as long as I can remember I have had an active imagination. If a squirrel crosses my path when I am out on my morning run, my mind immediately goes to the idea that I am in a race with the squirrel. There's a story. Or perhaps the squirrel is on a mission to carry an important message to the squirrels across the road. Another story. OR the squirrel is on his morning commute to his job as acorn counter. That would make a GREAT story! OR.......well, you get the idea - my mind works in a whimsical way. As a children's book writer I am fortunate to be able to indulge my imagination and (attempt) to make a living from it!
The problem is never coming up with an idea for a book, but instead how to select the one idea that would make the best book. That's a subject for another post!
Keep Reading,
PT Custard
"How do you come up with your book ideas?"
This is an easy question for me to answer because my ideas come from my life. Everyday things happen around me, or to me, that could be the start of a great story. When I say this to people they then think I must lead an outrageously interesting life, but that is far from the truth. My life is no more exciting than normal. In fact, it actual might be less eventful than most people's. The difference is, I see things from a writer's perspective.
For as long as I can remember I have had an active imagination. If a squirrel crosses my path when I am out on my morning run, my mind immediately goes to the idea that I am in a race with the squirrel. There's a story. Or perhaps the squirrel is on a mission to carry an important message to the squirrels across the road. Another story. OR the squirrel is on his morning commute to his job as acorn counter. That would make a GREAT story! OR.......well, you get the idea - my mind works in a whimsical way. As a children's book writer I am fortunate to be able to indulge my imagination and (attempt) to make a living from it!
The problem is never coming up with an idea for a book, but instead how to select the one idea that would make the best book. That's a subject for another post!
Keep Reading,
PT Custard
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