Writing Excuses 4.11: Brainstorming From Headlines

Published: March 22, 2010, 2:47 a.m.

Let's mix things up a bit, shall we? Your Writing Excuses hosts are going to brainstorm for you, and we're going into it completely cold. By "cold" we mean to say that we have no idea what fodder we're getting before the cast starts.
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\nProducer Jordo reads quirky news headlines. Brandon, Dan, and Howard take these headlines and brainstorm them into plot, setting, and/or character ideas. And yes, if you want to use one or more of these yourself, go right ahead.
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\nAudiobook Pick-of-the-Week: The Gathering Storm, by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
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\nWriting Prompt: Brainstorm your own from this headline:\xa0New Zealand Woman Sells Souls To The Highest Bidder... but don't spoil the process by looking up the actual article.
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