The Fastest Way to Get Ideas: 4,400 Essential What Ifs for Writers

by Dave Haslett

Instant ideas and inspiration for novels, short stories, screenplays, articles, characters, plots, settings and more!What Ifs are one of the fastest and easiest ways to generate ideas for things to write about - even on days when your brain won't work.This book gives you an endless supply of unique ideas for fascinating and memorable stories, characters, locations, newspaper and magazine articles, and much more - all of which will leave your readers thinking, "How on earth did you ever think of that?"Scan your eyes down any page, and within seconds all sorts of possibilities should begin to emerge. If you already have a theme or subject in mind, turn to the list of categories at the front – there are 150 of them listed in alphabetical order, and you can jump straight to the one you want.Once you have your starting point, use more What Ifs to quickly add additional characters, personality traits, background details, and plot twists that really make your story stand out.If 4,400 What Ifs aren't enough, don't worry, because you will also learn how to adapt them into an unlimited number of variations that are unique to you."A goldmine of stories" -- Geoff Nelder (award-winning writer of thrillers, fantasy and science fiction)

375 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 24, 2012