Publishers have magical rooms that are filled with books and if you ask really nicely, sometimes they gift you one or two. I was lucky enough to be in New York this week and I wandered in to visit the marvelous folk at HarperCollins who gave me Tangled by Carolyn Mackler and Gorgeous by Rachel Vail Both are fun and feisty and fabulous. And completely inspiring for those of us who write.
So, to do some fun, feisty and fabulous writing tonight, I want you to imagine the incredible. What if you could fly? Or if a dog ruled the world? Or if you could change into anything you wanted to be? Or if babies could tell you what they thought? Or if you were in love with a photograph? Imagine the fabulous and then write twenty sentences. Don’t stop until you’ve got twenty down. If you can’t imagine something of your own, use one of my ideas above. Ideas are supposed to be inspiring and are often made much better if they’re shared.
Have fun.
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