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Brainstorming is something you can do alone, but it’s not nearly as much fun. Next time you get stuck, invite your writer’s group or some writer friends to a brainstorming party.
Go a little crazy. Play some silly word games. Find lightning swizzle sticks for your punch.
Then try these tips. Bet you all go home with an idea you can use.
5 Tricks To Brainstorm Like It’s Your Job | Entrepreneur.com
If you like to think in images — rather than outlines — or if you’re working on a play or a film, storyboarding might be a technique worth investigating.
There’s a basic explanation from the Berkeley journalism program.
If you like it, here’s a site where you can try making your own. (Of course, there’s also pencil and paper, if you’re more tactile in your planning.)
Of course, you use social media. You’re reading this blog post and probably have one of your own. You’re on Facebook and Twitter and Tumblr and a few more. But has your approach been scattershot or systematic? Look at these suggestions and rethink — or develop — your plan.
How to Create a Social Media Marketing Plan From Scratch
Skop past the promo at the top of this post (you can go back later if you want) to get to this advice for nonfiction writers.
5 Research Steps Before Writing Your Book Proposal
http://janefriedman.com/2014/07/09/5-research-steps-write-book-proposal/
A friend who used to work in radio and I were comparing notes this week about how writing varies for different media. We agreed that it generally needs to be tighter for radio than print, but that it should be “good” for both. We also agreed research is important, in addition to word choice and grammar.
We talked a little, too, about how people in various media work. Here’s more on that topic from one of radio’s best.
I’m Ira Glass, Host of This American Life, and This Is How I Work
http://lifehacker.com/im-ira-glass-host-of-this-american-life-and-this-is-h-1609562031
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