The Idea Machine

I actually have one of these in my basement. When I’m short on ideas, I take it out, crank it up and the ideas for stories come tumbling out, neatly printed in 3×5 cards, ready to tack up on my idea board for further perusal. In addition, I have some oceanfront property in Kansas that’s for sale too. Real cheap. I’ve been asked often, “Where do you get your ideas?” I know I’m not special. Most writers have been asked that. Readers want to see where the magic happens. There is no magic. There is no idea machine. If only! Ideas have different compartments to me. There are ideas for stories, there are ideas for settings and there are ideas for people. Stories are not just light bulbs of inspiration. They take work and nurturing and more hard work. Creating a story, with characters out of a speck of an… Continued

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From Sugar and Spice Press: Software designer Violet Connelly prefers code to cuddling, but is unable to resist the occasional closed-door meeting with her business partner and fellow developer Francis Rushmore. They’re on the fast track to submitting their educational game to a competition that has the potential to reap a lucrative contract and pull their failing company out of its decline. But unexplainable glitches keep appearing in the program. A change in deadline means they have only two weeks to do four weeks’ worth of work. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, the lovers’ holiday as well as a potential rival for Violet’s affections forces them both to examine their true feelings for each other. Will the added personal and professional pressures bring them closer or tear them apart?

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The Idea Machine

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