The Idea Factory: How a Plot is Created! By Elizabeth Finn
So, a few years ago, I was having a conversation with a near and dear friend of mine. I’d allowed her to read a partial manuscript that I was attempting to write, and this was one of the first people I’d ever shared my writing with. The story itself, if you’re interested, was shelved for years when I started a family, etc. and was just released on October 22nd! Check out Brother’s Keeper to see what all the fuss was about. Anyhow, my friend asked me where the story came from. Seems a simple enough question really, and yet when I explained my “process” she simply looked at me quizzically; the look of confusion was evident on her face. So, what was my response that threw her for such a loop you ask? It went a little something like this:
Well you know how everyone just fantasizes stories in their head when they’re bored, or when they’re laying in bed, or just when they need to escape real life…