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Tips on: story ideas

A place to put grief

A tip about a safe and roomy place to put sadness

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STARTING with exciting story scenes

A tip about the Chase, the Call To Arms and the Betrayal

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Idea drawers and baskets

A tip about how elves gather story ideas and save them in their hats

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Why?

A tip about an easy elven way to put meat on the bones of a story

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Three captains seeking the same goblet

A tip about making a story rich by creating an object that is desired for more than one reason

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Coming Home For Christmas

A tip about the stories that come home with sons, brothers and friends

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A story like a witch would brew

A tip about concocting a scary story the way a witch does

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Villains and heroes are all around us

A tip about characters coming from real life

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Give the character an obstacle

A tip about getting your character stuck (on purpose)

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Love stories and stories with love

A tip about love turning up in a story

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