Coming Up with the Idea Ideas are everywhere, all the time, you just have to start looking. A story on the news, an overheard conversation, a dream. It just takes a single spark to ignite a story, whether that’s a piece of flash fiction, a short story, a novel, that’s really up to you. The idea can seem small at first, but the more you work with it, the larger it can get. Feel It I always get a bubbling sense of excitement when I know it’s the right story to focus on. It’s hard to describe, but it’s this feeling that this idea has something special about it. For me, the story has to matter, it has to connect to something bigger than me: a concept, a situation, an event. I get bored easily, so if it has enough depth to explore, then that’s the idea I go with.
“What if sugar and fat are addictive?” “What if sugar became illegal, like drugs?” “What would the world be like?” “What would I do?” “How would I feel if I couldn’t bake?” From those simple questions The Choice was born. The story changed a lot as I wrote it, but the core idea of a world where sugar was illegal and baking was a crime never changed. Pre-order The ChoiceThe Choice is available to pre-order from Amazon, Waterstones, Book Depository
DETAILS Published: 26th December 2019 Publisher: Orion ISBN: 1409187748 Find out more about the Shame Box in my book The Choice. Imagine a world where sugar is illegal, baking is a crime and the government use diet, exercise and shame to keep people in line. Winner of the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition, The Choice is available to pre-order from Amazon, Waterstones, Book Depository.
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Claire WadeI won the Good Housekeeping Novel Competition. My novel, The Choice, is published on 26th December 2019, by Orion Pre-orderDETAILS:
Title: The Choice Published: 26th December 2019 Publisher: Orion ISBN: 1409187748 You can keep up to date with all my latest blog posts by signing up to my email newsletter.
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