how to come up with story ideas 🪄

talking ideation, writing inspiration and tips for how writers can develop story ideas. // ☕️ support the channel by leaving a tip or get access to extra/early content by joining my monthly memberships: https://ko-fi.com/krismf/tiers from writing prompt generators, to "writing what you know", there are many ways that writers come up with ideas for their books, short stories, etc. today i wanted to talk through what idea generation means to me. 0:00 intro 0:58 the pitfalls of writing prompt generators 3:27 idea vs. premise 6:54 log line exercises 9:47 reflecting on your media diet and passions (without shame) 12:59 curiosity and openness to learn 14:21 what does it mean to "write what you know" ₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆₊˚⊹⋆ 📬 business enquiries: [email protected] / about / i'm kris (she/her), a speculative fiction writer documenting my writing process, ongoing projects and chatting about craft ☀️ / published work / SWAY WITH ME UNTIL WE BLEED (Augur 6.1): https://augursociety.org/sway-with-me... / where to find me / 💌 free newsletter: https://kmfajardo.substack.com/ ☕️ support my work through ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/krismf website: https://kmfajardo.com/ socials:   / km_fajardo     / krismfajardo     / krismfajardo     / krismfajardo   ⌨️ *my keyboard: https://epomaker.com/products/epomake... ↠ the keyboard switches I have are the LEOBOG Reaper Switches (*affiliate: I make a small % commission from orders purchased through this link.) Music provided by Chillhop Music Yasper - Move Together: https://chll.to/646fb9e1 #writing #authortube