A long
time ago, I started a file called ‘book ideas’. Pretty unique, huh? But it gets
the job done and lets me jot things down as they come to me so I can move onto
other things that I’m working on. If you don’t have an idea file for your
writing, consider starting one. It can be as easy as a Word doc or an email you
send to yourself, or even a notebook.
My idea
file is filled with book ideas. Some are a paragraph or two long; others are
just a thought I had or a first sentence that came to me. These ideas might
never become books, but then again, they might—just like one did for me!
With my
book revisions deep underway, my cover complete, and the publication date creeping
closer, I found myself scanning the file recently. One of my ideas was simply
this:
BERMUDA TRIANGLE - girl on
a cruise, goes through the triangle, something happens
And Triangles comes out
June 2013! So no matter how incomplete the thought is, or how minor it seems at
the time, keep a file of those ideas. You never know when one will turn into
your next book!
TRIANGLES, Kimberly Ann Miller, Spencer Hill Press, June 2013
