{"id":478,"date":"2009-07-25T06:26:39","date_gmt":"2009-07-25T12:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=478"},"modified":"2022-11-03T14:54:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T21:54:40","slug":"where-do-writers%e2%80%99-ideas-come-from","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/where-do-writers%e2%80%99-ideas-come-from\/","title":{"rendered":"Where do Writers\u2019 Ideas Come From"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A tongue-in-cheek look at where writers get their ideas.<\/p>\n<p><object data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/kyX55RV7BOY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;border=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"445\" height=\"364\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/v\/kyX55RV7BOY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xe1600f&amp;color2=0xfebd01&amp;border=1\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Or, Click on this link to see the video:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kyX55RV7BOY\">The Secret Source of Patricia Simpson&#8217;s Success<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Patricia Simpson, Award-Winning Author of Paranormal Romance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.patriciasimpson.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Patricia Simpson<\/a> is a paranormal romance writer, and like Kay Keppler in the video, is one of my critique partners. 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