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In between writing all my book projects, there's one thing that I continually do: Read! Read! Read!
Most of my ideas, but not all of them, come from reading newspapers, listening to the local and national news, talking with people and research. For me, a successful book is created when I hear something new, unheard of or has never been done before. Although, I've been told by my editor that there's little original ideas or material out there, it is HOW YOUR PRESENT THEM.
I keep that bit of wisdom close to my heart and ten fingers. Even though someone else might've done that--been there--sold that--it doesn't mean you can't take that same subject and turn into something different and wonderful. Take Dracula for example; vampires have been around for centuries in all types of circumstances, characters, soap operas, novels, plays, poetry, the sky is the limit. Or take versions of Frankinstein or Franinstine or however if you want to manipulate using man becomes God theory. It's been done. It's in there. It's your job as an author to present it in a fresh and new point-of-view. Take Harry Potter, The Once and Future King, Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, The Narnia Chronicles, all these books and media talking about the same thing: good versus evil. It's an endless cycle and an endless source for books.


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