Sometimes you just have to admit when an idea isn’t working #amwriting #writingcommunity #writingtips
Some great writing tips here from Sue Moorcroft. I found it very enlightening and helpful.

I generally like to think I have the hang of putting a plot together. I’ve published eighteen novels, a writing guide, writing courses, hundreds of short stories and more than a dozen serials.
Recently, though, for the first time in years, I gave up on an idea (though I termed it ‘putting it on the back burner’ because that sounds less defeatist than ‘gave up’). I wrestled with it in a large notebook and a small notebook. I printed out what I had and made notes on it. I cut bits out of a notebook and tried to force some kind of order and spark into the operation. I even wrote with different coloured pens.
Nope.
What had seemed like a great idea on Sunday was dead by Tuesday, even though I had what seemed like some promising elements:
- A setting – Malta, one of my favourite places in the…
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Posted on October 8, 2021, in Lizzie's Scribbles. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Thank you for reblogging, Lizzie. 🙂
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A pleasure. I thought it was a great snd informative post.
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