The writer's idea book : how to develop great ideas for fiction, nonfiction, poetry & screenplays (10th anniversary ed)

Where do you get your ideas?It's a question that plagues every writer. And once you've got an idea, what then? Ideas without a plan, without a purpose, are no more than pleasant thoughts.

So how do you come up with those ideas, and how do you turn them into writing that will engage your reader?The Writer's Idea Book is here to help you find the answers.

Utilizing more than 400 prompts and exercises, you'll generate intriguing ideas and plumb their possibilities to turn them into something amazing. This indispensable guide will help you:Develop good writing habits that foster creativityExplore your own life for writing materialDraw inspiration from the world around youFind form for your ideas, develop them into a piece of writing, and make them betterLet The Writer's Idea Book give you the insight and self-awareness to create and refine ideas that demand to be transformed into greater works, the kind of compelling, absorbing writing that will have other writers asking "where do you get your ideas?"