I was working on my Writing Short book yesterday, tinkering with the ideas chapter, and this is more or less what I said there (and what Neil Gaiman says when people ask him).

Ideas are easy. Execution is hard.

Originally shared by John Yeoman

This Simple 3-Step Plan Gives You Plot Ideas Galore

Would you like to be able to find stories everywhere? So you’re never short of plot ideas? Just take a moment and I’ll show you. A moment? Yes. That’s how long you’ll need to gain more story ideas than you can ever handle, free and without effort. How? Enjoy three proven strategies, ready to go, at my new blog post at Writers’ Village:

http://www.writers-village.org/writing-award-blog/this-simple-3-step-plan-gives-you-plot-ideas-galore

Do you have an interesting way to get plot ideas? Tell us in a comment at the blog. Every comment there gets a fast helpful reply. Look on this post as a ‘micro workshop’ in story telling. Don’t lurk in the back row. Raise your hand!

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