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    Writing Prompts and Ideas to Kick-Start Your Story
    Writing Prompts and Ideas to Kick-Start Your Story
    Writing Prompts and Ideas to Kick-Start Your Story
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    Writing Prompts and Ideas to Kick-Start Your Story

    By Susan Palmquist

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    Kick-Start the Muse

    Have you ever wanted to write a story but didn’t know what to write about? Writing Prompts and Ideas is your go to guide packed with ideas for getting started.

    Gain Plenty of Ideas to Get Your Story Started

    With twelve chapters packed with story fragments and scenarios you’ll never again be lost for ideas.

    Never Look at a Blank Page or Flashing Cursor Again

    Sharpen Your Writing Skills

    Are your writing skills a little rusty? Are you looking for a book with writing exercises that can fine tune your short story or novel and perhaps get you one step closer to getting published?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSusan Palmquist
    Release dateNov 24, 2015
    ISBN9781310839740
    Writing Prompts and Ideas to Kick-Start Your Story
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    Susan Palmquist

    An Adams Media author.

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      Writing Prompts and Ideas to Kick-Start Your Story - Susan Palmquist

      Writing Genre Fiction

      Writing Prompts and Ideas to Kick-Start Your Story

      Published by Coldstream Publishing at Smashwords

      Copyright 2015 Susan Palmquist

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      Table of Contents

      Chapter 1

      Chapter 2

      Chapter 3

      Chapter 4

      Chapter 5

      Chapter 6

      Chapter 7

      Chapter 8

      Chapter 9

      Chapter 10

      Chapter 11

      Chapter 12

      Back to Top

      Chapter 1

      Let’s kick off things with fifty scenarios. Situations your character or characters might find themselves in. Dilemmas perhaps or maybe just awkward moments in their everyday lives. All you have to do is work a story around them. There are no rules as to where these scenarios appear in your story. You could open with it or even use it as a way to bring the story to a conclusion.

      Your character arrives home after a long day at work and discovers they’re locked out of their house.

      Your character is in a new to him or her city. They’ve been warned not to venture into a certain part of

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