This was partly inspired by a story...my novelist mate told me. He (and all writers)find that they often get asked in public events the totally lame question 'where do you get your ideas from?'.
Ian Rankin once came up with the genius answer 'I get all my ideas at www.ideasforauthors.com', and swears to this day that the questioner busily scribbled down the address...
(Ian Rankin once came up with the genius answer 'I get all my ideas at www.ideasforauthors.com', and swears to this day that the questioner busily scribbled down the address...
chaotic_illuminator proud spacehopperist,
Thu 6 Jun 2002, 22:24,
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