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Title Leading Story - video
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by R.L. Stine
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Title Leading Story - video
National bestselling children’s author R.L. Stine shares inspiration on how to come up with story ideas. He typically thinks of a great book title first, and then creates a story from the title. This technique is the reverse of what most authors would do, but it shows us that there is more than one way to create new stories. It is also a great example of how to play on our strengths. He knows what works for him and he replicates it every time. Find what works for you in story development, then leverage it every time.
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Anita Dimmock
sounds good although I've never heard of that book.
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Angeli Lowery
I look it as a new author as what ever works let you light shine that doesn't work for me and my story of my book is of a life, a life story and then i thought of a title and sub title after the story but my book is a fiction but of a life story which works for me.
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Julia Honnah
very Insightful! that's how it comes to me. the title before the story.
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Lili Molavi
Thank you for sharing your insight! I am kind of similar! Everything comes to me backwards (such as title) and not in order and I would create it from there...
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Eilease Preston
Awesome! Greatly appreciated.
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