Monday Writing Motivation: A five-point recipe for fresh ideas


Ever wondered where ideas come from – or how you can tap into a source of ideas around which to build your stories? I’m not sure whether you’ve come across references to a man – James Webb Young – and his book, published in 1939 and only recently rediscovered by a self-help industry. It’s called A Technique for Producing Ideas. It’s listed on Amazon as a book, but in reality, it’s no more than an extended article, just 28 pages long. Why mention it? Because its 'system' was designed for...