Ideas
Writing for The People’s Friend is an immensely rewarding experience. One comes into contact with the most wonderful editors, who are so much more than that word suggests – creators, enablers, teachers, mentors, inspirers – the list goes on and on. I highly recommend having a close look at the magazine’s guidelines, which you can read here.
Have you ever tried writing personality sketches for your cast of characters? It’s a sure-fire way to break writer’s block, or to give yourself a burst of writing energy. It can also help you think of a new idea for a story. The minute you’ve dreamed up a character, who has hopes and dreams, friends and enemies, disappointments and triumphs, conflicts in life, both within and from the outside, you’re on your way to writing a story, or a novel! Here are two questionnaires from the Gotham Writers’ Workshop to help get you going. http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/106
