okay, so I have to ask you guys....does this happen to anyone else?
My mom/brother/mother-in-law/everyone I know constantly tells me, "You should write a book about........" This has even happened with people I've just met, when they find out I'm a writer. EVERYONE seems to have an idea, and they are almost pushy...and, I admit, some of the ideas are downright ridiculous!
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It happens every now and again. Some of the ideas are good though, I find. Or through a little bit of conversation we manage to make them at least interesting.
I have a weird friend who is always on the lookout for new books for me. Her most recent suggestion was a horror novel about a man who compulsively and secretly spreads pink eye to people he hates. I mostly sit back and enjoy the weirdness.
Don't let the suggestions get you down. But if they do, I'd politely mention it. Some things only other writers can relate to. You know, like the frustration and misery
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