{"id":22087,"date":"2019-09-04T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T02:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?page_id=22087"},"modified":"2019-09-04T19:34:31","modified_gmt":"2019-09-05T02:34:31","slug":"how-to-come-up-with-your-story-idea","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/how-to-come-up-with-your-story-idea\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Come up With Your Story Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(13, 12, 12);\">10 Ways to Meet Your <\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 147, 94);\">Muse<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:9089,&quot;3&quot;:[null,1],&quot;10&quot;:2,&quot;11&quot;:3,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;16&quot;:11}\" data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Prosperity1001\/\/99&quot;}\"><strong>*Free <span style=\"color: rgb(245, 128, 0);\">Live<\/span> Webinar*<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Generate ideas, write more, more often, and have <span style=\"color: rgb(255, 147, 94);\">fun<\/span> doing so<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>check<span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300;\">What do <strong>great scene openings<\/strong> have in common?<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li>check<span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300;\">How can you be <strong>confident<\/strong> that the first sentence or two of your scene will <strong>hook your readers and reel them in<\/strong>?&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300;\"><strong>Discover the answers in this webinar.<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300;\"><strong>Reserve Your Seat Now<\/strong> and uncover how to craft <strong>powerful scene openings&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">April<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(51, 51, 51);\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300;\">Our webinar is on<\/span> <strong>Tuesday, April 3rd at&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span><strong>at 5pm PT \/ 8pm ET<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300;\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What You&#8217;ll Learn on the Live Webinar:<\/strong><\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>1<\/span><span>The 4-part structure of a scene<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>2<\/span><span>How the scene&#8217;s rising action, climax and resolution unfold from the opening<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>3<\/span><span>How to know if you&#8217;ve started your scene in the right place<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>4<\/span><span>10 powerful scene-starting techniques that will grab your readers&#8217; attention and draw them into the scene&#8217;s action<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>5<\/span><span><strong>Plus, you&#8217;ll get a peek into Manuscript Magic<\/strong>, a masterclass on revision and editing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(245, 128, 0);\"><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(58, 58, 58);\">Guest Instructor: Bonnie Johnston<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hosted by&nbsp;<strong>Beth Barany<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Bonus: <\/strong>Sign up for this webinar and get access to Bonnie&#8217;s video, &#8220;What Is a Scene?&#8221;<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Lato; font-weight: 300;\">Time left:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">*Important Note:<\/span><\/em><strong><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"> &nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">due to technical restrictions the available places on this webinar<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"><strong><u>are strictly limited!<\/u><\/strong>&nbsp;Reserve your spot now and sign in to the webinar early to ensure your participation.\u200b\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300.jpg\" rel=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300\" data-id=\"17301\" src=\"\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Our Host<\/h2>\n<p>Beth Barany is an award-winning novelist, master neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers. 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