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Kick Ass
Not finding it? You’re not looking hard enough.
This evening I read a piece by Kris Gage about where to find story ideas.
Since my problem tends to be at the other end of the spectrum, sometimes I stumble on the notion that people have trouble finding material. However I wanted to offer up one of my sources:
Medium comments. Honestly, not just people I want to meet because they are so extraordinary, but because what they have to say and how they live are exactly what Kris talks about. They’re stories.
Folks, stories are everywhere. So often I get inspiration from people who leave me comments like Deborah Coonts below:
I just love your kick-ass. Sixty-two years have come and gone in my life. I fly (I can actually teach people how to fly), I ride motorcycles, workout, love horses and dogs, and my son and DIL and new baby grandson. Languages intrigue me and I keep my passport in my purse and with me at all times…just in case. I’ve been a lawyer, and accountant, a business owner and I now make my living as a novelist. People are the weft and warp of the fabric of my life. I have a fabulous husband who I met two years ago (so never give up hope — good men are out there). So, with all of this, do I get lonely? Sure. Life is like that. Friends and family have their own lives to tend. Changing my…