Use Spam to Build Characters

Give them the problems flagged in your junk emails.

Before I clear my spam folder, I always take a quick scan to check if there’s anything legitimate.

This past week as I scanned the subject line, I thought They must think my life’s a mess. Imagine if someone had all those problems.

I began to imagine just that — and decided that novelists who … Continue reading

Unexpected Fiction Prompts

IMG_8031 adjIdeas are everywhere … some better than others.

by Andy Scheer

“Adventure Awaits.” That email subject line—from an online auction site—caught my attention. So I clicked to see what adventurous items might be on sale.

They weren’t the athletic or travel gear I expected. But maybe I lack imagination.

If you’re … Continue reading