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I believe life is exciting,
challenging, wonderful, demanding,
and has the stuffing for countless
writing ideas.

If one writing idea is rejected,
stop. Don’t throw it away. Turn
a rejected idea into a new one.

I wrote a piece on best friend
shopping, which didn’t make the
cut.

Now, I can sit around complaining,
or find another place for the
article.

Let me share some of it with you.

This story idea is from living
life, and ideas do come to you
this way. You must be the
sponge, find a fit, for rejected
ideas.

**Best Friend Shopping**

Your eyes rolled skyward.
A gift is needed for him/her.

“What do I get?” You twisted
a piece of hair.

You don’t want to get the last
time kind of gift. You saw the
disappointed expression as it
was unwrapped. Even though,
he/she tried to disguise it.

Of course, you pondered, fussed, over
getting the right gift. Times like
these test a friendship. Sure, you
can close your eyes, and grab
something without looking. Possibly,
your friend will feel the uncaring that
went into that.

Or, shop for what your friend likes
best. Search for a gift your friend
can’t help but like. No one knows
him/her like you.

It’s best to start shopping early.
Mix the needed shopping time
into your schedule. Avoid
unnecessary stress.

Look at the results of my sponge
process as a story idea took
form. Read over my new
idea.

A character was at a Used
Clothing Store, looking
for something unique.

“I’ve been to five other stores,
nothing caught my eye.” Chell’s
eyes rolled along the floor.
What’s that?”

It appeared to be a clown.

“That would be a fun gift, life
size clown.”

She bent down to inspect it,
noticed it was a dead body…

There are so many directions
that my plot can take. Also,
other ideas can be spun from it.

Essays can be rolled-out, poems,
or excellent articles from the new
idea.

I suggest to take any writing idea,
and look at it through a microscope
Pluck every writing idea possible
from it.
.
When your work is rejected, look
for other ways to show-case it.
A sponge drips everywhere, soaks
in everything. Be the sponge when
it comes to writing ideas anew.

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