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Cpat92 On May 16, 2021
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Lauderhill, Florida
#1New Post! Sep 05, 2017 @ 15:01:31
I know that I've been on some weird on and off again cycle when it comes to writing. I am looking to give it another go. This time, instead of poetry, I want to venture into short stories. My goal is to make at least 2 exceptional short stories for the Holidays. Starting with All Hallow's Eve. Anyone have any advice of how to get started?
Eaglebauer On July 23, 2019
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#2New Post! Sep 05, 2017 @ 16:13:24
@Cpat92 Said

I know that I've been on some weird on and off again cycle when it comes to writing. I am looking to give it another go. This time, instead of poetry, I want to venture into short stories. My goal is to make at least 2 exceptional short stories for the Holidays. Starting with All Hallow's Eve. Anyone have any advice of how to get started?



Something I used to do to get the pen moving if I had problems coming up with ideas was writing a bunch of "hooks" - really good first lines of stories that grab the attention...it doesn't have to be about anything really...and put them in an envelope. A week later, pull out a random one and use it as a prompt to start writing a story.

Some really good stuff ended up getting fleshed out from some of them for me. One of my favorites was:

"Everything was going great and we would have gotten away with it, and then Ernie had to go and call the cops."

I ended up writing a really funny story about a guy with a genius level IQ who lives in a small hick town and ends up burglarizing a house with his best friend and his friend's borderline mentally retarded younger brother Ernie. I never actually finished it (it's been years) but I'd love to go back and keep working on it.
Cpat92 On May 16, 2021
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Lauderhill, Florida
#3New Post! Sep 05, 2017 @ 20:36:50
That sounds like a good idea. Thanks for the advice. Hopefully I get to ready that story if you ever get to finish it.
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