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Have you ever seen a combination of words, or a title in a store that with a little tweaking becomes a fully fledged story in your mind? I seem to have it happen pretty regularly lately and I'm finding it's coming from the weirdest source---spam.
Yep, those random word generators are doing the trick. I'm not opening the emails by any means, but some of the word combinations are really grabbing my head in ways I can't explain.
Today's selection (think of a story---any story, in your genre that would fit these spammy offerings) :
stalactite ballerina
As on desperation's exit
A sailboat of warfare
ibureau
How bizarre is it that I can think of stories to go along with each of these? Think I'll have to pay a royalty to the spammer for the inspiration?
Yep, those random word generators are doing the trick. I'm not opening the emails by any means, but some of the word combinations are really grabbing my head in ways I can't explain.
Today's selection (think of a story---any story, in your genre that would fit these spammy offerings) :
stalactite ballerina
As on desperation's exit
A sailboat of warfare
ibureau
How bizarre is it that I can think of stories to go along with each of these? Think I'll have to pay a royalty to the spammer for the inspiration?