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Alex Raizman The original seed of my books so far have all come from reddits Writing Prompt's subreddit. Beyond that, the ideas are just...there, a bubbling primordial soup of "what ifs".
Alex Raizman Part 2 and 3 of Small Worlds, and the first book in a fantasy novel with an alien invasion, the Dragon's Scion. And looking at the other books I have to edit and wishing I had more time.
Alex Raizman Write as much as you can. Write about everything. Develop a writer's eye - look at things, and think about how'd you describe them. Don't stop writing. Don't let yourself get stalled in worldbuilding, and don't want for the mythic "great idea" or "inspiration." Both of those are great when they come, but you don't need either to write. Keep writing.
Alex Raizman I force myself to put words on a page until the block breaks. They usually aren't good words, but after a few hundred bad ones I start getting the good ones.

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