May 11, 2009

Wouldn’t you love to know the “story behind the story” of your favorite novels? When you finally finish a “can’t put it down” story, don’t you wonder how the author came up with such a fascinating idea?

Wonder no more! At Backstory blog, you can read dozens of fascinating backstories behind some adult and YA novels of all genres. Notice how often the kernels of the stories were lifted directly from the authors’ real lives. In many, many cases, they followed the tried-and-true adage of “write what you know.”

That was the starting point–and then they played the other tried-and-true game of “What if?” Plot twists and turns soon multiplied.

Please note: these authors didn’t do anything that YOU can’t do as well.

If you’re stuck for story ideas–or wondering how your life events, feelings, and background can be grist for the writing mill–check out this blog. You may just get a few flashes of insight after reading the “where do you get your ideas?” posts at Backstory.

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