Sometimes, you hear something or see something and you just
know that it will end up in one of your novels. Usually, I jot the tidbit down
and stash the slip of paper inside a blue hanging folder labeled “story
material.”
A peek inside this
file will reveal funny names I’ve come across for possible use in middle-grade
stories (ie. Mr. Wormald, Mr. Weiner). Phrases that I’ve heard that
might work in a young adult or adult novel (ie.whore heels) and so much more.
Here’s just some of what’s in the folder:
