Time has a way of getting away from you. I have not added any blog posts for a while. The truth is I don’t really feel as though I have that many interesting things to say. Then I get an email asking about where story ideas come from, or how I develop stories. So, if this is a repeat of anything I have said please forgive me.

Story ideas will be another blog. I thought that how I develop stories might be something worthwhile. I tell bedtime stories to myself. I need to start a story before I do. Maybe being a chapter or two in and having an idea where the next chapter is going. Then as I lay in bed trying to sleep at night, I start the chapter in my head. Usually not dialog or details just the flow of the chapter and maybe a specific line or two. Then the next morning, after morning routine I sit down at the computer. I then start to write the chapter. The words flow well since I know what is happening. It may not be exactly what I put myself to bed with, but it is close. Sometimes I only get a thousand or so words before life gets in the way. But assuming I finish a chapter I consider the big picture of what comes next before bedtime. Then I repeat the process as I fall asleep.

There is a problem, however. When I have finished the book’s first draft, I can’t edit myself to sleep at night. When I do not have a new story to work on. When I am rewriting or editing, I have insomnia. If asked why I write that is easy to answer. I want a good night’s sleep.

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