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Tips on: thinking creatively

Three captains seeking the same goblet

A tip about making a story rich by creating an object that is desired for more than one reason

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A story like a witch would brew

A tip about concocting a scary story the way a witch does

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Villains and heroes are all around us

A tip about characters coming from real life

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Read what you do not like to write

A tip about how elves change their reading to change their writing

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Give the character an obstacle

A tip about getting your character stuck (on purpose)

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Where to start when you are asked to “Write a page”

A tip about the stories that come with blank pages

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A story in every day

A tip about becoming a storyteller by telling the story of each day

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The Lobster Quadrille

A tip about adding something new to a scene you love

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Assume the snails took the keys

A tip about connecting odd things to create a story

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Or… turn yourself into a field mouse and then build the snowman…

A tip about how to make an ordinary writing prompt into something else

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