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Next Assignment:
Oct. 1 - What if?

Every good story starts with a 'what if'. What if a young boy discovers he's a wizard? What if a girl discovers a world hidden inside her wardrobe? What if there was a cemetery where buried pets came back to life? What if dinosaurs were alive again?

In this exercise, imagine your story and your main character(s). Who is(are) the character(s)? What happens to them, and why is it a problem? (If it's not a problem, it's just life, not a story. *Wink*)

Spend at least 15 minutes imagining all the possibilities in your story. Make a list of every possible 'what if' you can think of. Nothing is off limits here - let your brain go.

*** STILL NEED A STORY IDEA? Try the plot generators and other tools at the bottom of the "2025 Prep Calendar" Open in new Window. [E] of assignments.

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Countdown to Prep 2025

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Patron Of Lost Clauses Author Icon - Because this is a countdown. It's later in New York than Lima, that's true. Which means it will be midnight in NYC sooner (4 hours from now, whereas in Lima it will be midnight 5 hours from now.)
Well, it is 8:05 am here in Malaysia, the 1st of October 2025. Does that bring comfort or alarm?
Elycia Lee ā˜® Author Icon - Depends. Did you sleep????? *Sleeping*
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Countdown to Prep 2025

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Elycia Lee ā˜® Author Icon - Maybe you need a nap? (Or, you know, just go to bed since it's after midnight?) *Bigsmile*
BattywynšŸŽ¶Prep! Author Icon - You do know my time zone well. I just submitted my first submission for a story for publication although I did not meet the word count. It is either below 1k words or 2.5k - 5k words. I wrote 1.4 words. *Facepalm* Just whyyy?
Elycia Lee ā˜® Author Icon - Murphy and his (her? their?) stupid law. *Care*
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Keep posting *Hearto* and after October 1st post how one can catch up. I'll be traveling in October until early November. If I do anything it'll be hit-or-miss.
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A month-long novel-planning challenge. NaNoWriMo'ers welcome! 2025 SIGNUPS ARE CLOSED.
#1474311 by BattywynšŸŽ¶Prep! Author IconMail Icon
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Goodluck all involved. I have a novel to complete and one to rework after the alpha read. Both are slated to be published next year so a little tied up with those to get involved. *Smile* But I will be watching.
I refuse to believe this.
I'm going to stay a hermit throughout October!
Hm. Other than one retweet (repost?) in 2023, I haven't posted on the social media formerly known as Twitter since... February 2022.

Me: Googles "when did Elon take over Twitter*

Google:
April 4, 2022: Musk disclosed his 9.2% stake in Twitter, initiating the acquisition process.

I guess that's a coincidence? *Shrug*

Anyone else still active there?
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Schnujo's next semester starts Author Icon - PS, didn't mean for that to sound literal. *Laugh* I'm not actually defending myself.
I'm still there, marketing and sharing mine and my friends' books. You can find me here  Open in new Window..
This article is from February. I saved it at the time and just got around to reading it because I'm a slacker busy.

https://fortune.com/2025/02/14/gen-z-teens-experts-trust-influencers-tiktok/

"Credibility today isnā€™t about expertise but about who tells the most compelling story."

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From what I've seen of TokTik, it's not the compelling story, it's how well the person dances and how many sound effects and flying emojis they can squeeze in.
the most compelling story is part of the equation for clicks, but also the shortness of the video, or article makes a difference because younger folks don't want to spend time listening and watching longer videos or reading long articles. They tend to gravitate to people who are more like friends to them.

Reading or watching different videos and articles from different sources helps determining the the facts about a story. This takes time but the investment makes a difference in finding the facts rather than taking the popular ideas alone.
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Ooooooh!! Even though I don't participate, here's my annual gift (pretend it says "2025" though *Laugh*).

 
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