Comments on: Taking a Story from Idea to Concept to Premise

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By: Susan Bischoff

Susan Bischoff — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 12:59:49 +0000

In reply to littlemissw. LOL

By: littlemissw

littlemissw — Sun, 06 Nov 2016 07:58:59 +0000

[Okay, now stop imagining Dean’s smile for two seconds and come back to me.]

You got me!

By: Susan Bischoff

Susan Bischoff — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 17:21:43 +0000

In reply to Glynis Jolly. Maybe, "What if my character was this?" plus, "What kind of story to want to tell?" Over the years, my writing partner and I have found that there are certain things (tropes, maybe) that we tend to gravitate toward. We've have lists of these things we connect with and think of them as a personal spice rack of favorite flavorings. (This also becomes what your readers come to associate with your stories, and what they return to, over and over.) If you take your "what if" idea, and narrow down the possibilities in terms of what really resonates with you as a writer, you're likely to come up with a premise that you can get really excited about following to the end.

By: Glynis Jolly

Glynis Jolly — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 13:45:24 +0000

I like this simple idea to come up with a full story idea. I have a lot of ideas in my noggin, but many of them don't get past "What if my character was this?". So what, right? Making unqualified statements to get to the premise may keep my mind from shrinking in retaliation.

By: Susan Bischoff

Susan Bischoff — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 13:13:48 +0000

In reply to Linda Lee. Thank you, Linda!

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 02:32:13 +0000

In reply to Linda Lee. Thanks, Linda!! All of us at WITS appreciate that so much. :-)

By: Jenny Hansen

Jenny Hansen — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 02:31:05 +0000

In reply to Debbie Herbert. Great news! I'll need a tool when I dive into the next book.