Finding Writing Ideas From Quotations – November 4, 2021

Two questions form the foundation of all novels: ‘What if?’ and ‘What next?’ (A third question, ”What now?’, is one the author asks himself every 10 minutes or so, but it’s more a cry than a question.) Every novel begins with the speculative question, ‘What if ‘X’ happened?’ That’s how you start.

Tom Clancy

Martian Sylvestine Amera is no novice when it comes to managing a hotel. Syl is of an Earth background, while her fiancee, Dedare Sath, is from the planet Irion. He entices her to the planet Particle where a new world for Syl and a newly acquired alien hotel awaits. Dedare hopes Syl will agree to manage the Sath-Ooby Golden hotel.

What if this adventure is far too alien for Syl?

Finding Writing Ideas from Quotations – November 2, 2021

Prime numbers are what is left when you have taken all the patterns away. I think prime numbers are like life. They are very logical but you could never work out the rules, even if you spent all your time thinking about them.
Mark Haddon
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time