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It's time to share our thoughts, insecurities, and encouraging words. Thanks to Alex Cavanaugh and our co-hosts Christopher D. Votey, Madeline Mora-Summonte, Fundy Blue, Chrys Fey for keeping IWSG going. Not a member? Want to know more about the group? Click here.
I never know when inspiration will strike. Although, it would be wonderful if I could turn it on and off at will. Anyway, I was reading blog posts on plot recently when the pieces to an idea I had years ago started to flush themselves out to become a decent plot that just might work. I'm still polishing my MG fantasy, so I have plenty of time to mull over this new story. I'll let you know if something comes of it.
April IWSG Day Question: Have you taken advantage of the annual A to Z Challenge in terms of marketing, networking, publicity for your book? What were the results?
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My answer: I haven't participated in the A to Z Challenge, but I'm looking forward to reading the responses of those who have.
There's still time to get Challenging Destiny for only .99 cents. If you've already downloaded your copy, thank you for your support!
Being Chosen is a terrible thing when there is no one you can trust.
Logan Ragsdale and his younger sister, Ariana, have been marked, chosen to be unwilling participants in a war between angels and demons. Together, they must derail the biblical event if they hope to save themselves and the future of mankind.
Buy on Amazon Amazon UK Barnes&Noble
Can you turn inspiration on and off at will? Do your ideas percolate a while before you start to write? Are you participating in the A to Z Challenge?
I love Calvin and Hobbes! The creator attended my alma mater. That's exciting to be inspired by a new idea!
ReplyDeleteI like Calvin and Hobbes too. Cool that the creator attended your alma mater. :)
DeleteGlad the pieces started coming together.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good feeling.
DeleteInspiration only comes for me when I work hard at it, and then it doesn't feel so much like inspiration as it does desperate determination. Writing is hard work.
ReplyDeleteWriting is hard, but it's rewarding too.
DeleteI love it when inspiration hits like a hurricane. That's when the creativity works best. Pleased things are coming together. Well done! Keep going :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, I will.
DeleteThis is my 3rd year doing AtoZ, but my first year using it to market my book. My book should be out by Mid June, and I want to give people an idea of what will be in the book. So far it is going well.
ReplyDeleteGlad to here it. I'll hop over to your blog to check it out.
DeleteNo A-Z for me this time around, but I've done it before. Lots of fun but also tons of work.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with that new idea!
Thanks :)
DeleteBeing able to switch on and off our inspiration would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteOoh, it's cool your ideas are coming together like that. I can't imagine you're ever out of inspiration for new stories - you always have such great ones cooking in that creative mind of yours.
ReplyDeleteAw... thanks. :) Some of them are snippets though. I love when they grow into actually plots I can turn into a story.
DeleteHappy mulling! Don't you love when you get an idea of where a story is going to go?
ReplyDeleteIt is a great feeling.
DeleteInspiration usually hits me hardest when I'm supposed to be doing something else, like editing. I do let ideas percolate, though. It takes time (and sometimes a couple drafts) for me to work everything out in a story.
ReplyDeleteI've had inspiration strike when I'm editing too. The worst is when I have a deadline I have to meet and an idea begging to be worked on.
DeleteI love the phrase "when inspiration strikes" because that's so how it happens. You're wandering around a store, tending a garden or taking a hike and whammo! You need a pencil and paper.
ReplyDeleteIt does fit. :)
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