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Choosing Between Competing Ideas

6/28/2011

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Once you have several ideas, how do you choose which idea to use?

If you can be sure which idea is going to be most marketable, then that may be one way to decide.  One of the advantages of the e-publishing market is that you can publish information for a particular niche very economically.  Try to spend some time researching your market to make sure your book will be similar enough to the other offerings while being different enough to be distinctive.  For instance, the romantic comedy where the couple doesn't actually end up together may be creative, but may not garner you many fans.

Another way to choose might be which idea has a message that you think is most important.  You may choose an idea with a message that you are passionate about over an idea that is funnier or more creative.  The trick is talking about your passion without getting "preachy".

As for Broken Toys: China's Song, I chose to write it over a notebook full of other ideas for one reason:  the characters would not leave me alone.  Any time I let my mind wander, it would wander into their world and I would learn a little more about them.  A cast of characters that are original, funny and creative, will always make a lesser idea better than a great idea with two-dimensional characters that the reader has a hard time caring about.
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Validity

6/16/2011

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Since I'm currently working on a doctorate, I'd like to take a moment to explain something about this blog.

This blog is not intended to be "scholarly" in any way.  I can't back up any of my assertions here with research.  A lot of these posts exist as a "My say so".  (Which, in my not-so-scholarly research, makes this   

In my classes we spend a lot of time talking about external validity, which is basically being able to see that what works for me should always work for you.  (If penicillin only worked for one person--it wouldn't be a very good cure.) 

So, all of that to say, I'm blogging about my experiences and opinions and (unfortunately) "Your mileage may vary".

If you think I've gotten something wrong, please feel free to leave a comment.

Best of luck to you in your e-publishing experience.

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    Gregg Greer grew up in Ranger, Texas and currently lives with his family in Lubbock, Texas, where he teaches at one of the small universities in town.

    Gregg met the love of his life in college -- and it only took three more years for him to figure that out. Together, Gregg and Karen have five children who love nothing more than to sit around and tell stories.

    But the most important part of the story of Gregg's life is the same as your story: redemption from past mistakes and salvation by a sacrifice that boggles the imagination.

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