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When I Have An Idea, It Goes From Vague, Cloudy Notion To 100,000 Words In A Heartbeat.

The Money Can Be Decent, But I Really Don't Recommend The Work-for-hire Route As An Entry Into Publishing. Too Many Things Can Go Wrong.

A Good Short-story Writer Has An Instinct For Sketching In Just Enough Background To Ground The Specific Story.

It's Possible To Become So Comfortable With One's Style And Structure That One Ceases To Grow.

Ideas Aren't Magical; The Only Tricky Part Is Holding On To One Long Enough To Get It Written Down.