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Love this. I’ll share some similar advice from author Alexander Chee—he said, take a story you know, like a fable or a Bible story or a movie/TV plot, then merge that into your actual world.

So if you are a mom in Kansas who owns a daycare, make the story of David and Goliath take place in the daycare.

He did this type of merging for his first novel and it actually did win all kinds of prizes.

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That's a brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing. I would love David and Goliath in a daycare.

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Apr 28, 2023Liked by Robyn Ryle

Aren't Dads grand!

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I agree with this 100%. Maybe 200%.

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Gotta start somewhere. Read a lot. Write a lot. Rinse. Repeat. Writing is a subtle craft; it always looks much easier than it actually is to do.

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Amen, looks so much easier than it actually is.

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