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How to Unlock 1 Million Unique Story Ideas in Just 10 Minutes

Posted on March 29, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] You’re writing time is precious, especially if you have a full-time career outside of writing. You can’t afford to waste a second staring at a blank screen waiting for you next story idea to come to you. And yet, that exact scenario plays out over…

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Daily Writing Prompt #40

Posted on February 20, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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Daily Writing Prompt #39

Posted on February 19, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Halfway through your Thanksgiving meal it becomes quite apparent that you and your wife have different definitions of, “having guests for dinner.” [/et_pb_text][et_pb_post_nav admin_label=”Post Navigation” in_same_term=”on” hide_prev=”off” hide_next=”off” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [/et_pb_post_nav][et_pb_text admin_label=”51 Writing Prompts Download” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] [et_bloom_inline optin_id=optin_8] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

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Daily Writing Prompt #38

Posted on February 18, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] You kiss your kids goodbye on a steamy August morning as you head to work, the two of them getting ready for school. When you come home that night, the kids are already home — all three of them. They all greet you as, “Daddy,”…

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Daily Writing Prompt #37

Posted on February 17, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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Daily Writing Prompt #36

Posted on February 16, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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Daily Writing Prompt #35

Posted on February 15, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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Daily Writing Prompt #34

Posted on February 14, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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How to Turn Wikipedia Into a Bottomless Pit of Story Ideas

Posted on February 13, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”][et_pb_row admin_label=”row”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text admin_label=”Introduction” background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”left” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid”] Did you know that a website you probably use every single day could be the key overcoming your writer’s block and unleashing an endless supply of juicy story ideas? Well, you probably had an inkling I’d say something like that based on the title of this post,…

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Daily Writing Prompt #33

Posted on February 13, 2017September 16, 2020 by Adam Hughes

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