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Someone once told me "Don't shut down ideas, develop them." This means that no matter how crazy or unrealistic an idea might be, it is still an idea and it is still worth a shot. Let's say you're writing a story on a sport and suddenly telekinesis comes into your mind, maybe you can say that instead of controlling something, you can predict what the thing is going to go through or something (just an example). Great ideas must have come from somewhere. Don't be afraid of failure. Thomas Edison once said, "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that won't work." After all, without the downs, there are no ups.

As a personal advice, I tend to derive inspiration from my surroundings. If I am writing a book about mystical creatures, I tend to get it from the shapes of trees and describing it in detail or in a view of a child that is afraid. If I am writing about school life, I look at my friends and try to envision their point of view. If I am writing a book about adventure, I try to write in it the difficulties of going through (for example, living in a forest, many mosquitoes and insects and unable to find food).

I wish you all the best!!

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