How to turn your favorite weird topic into a story

 

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How to turn your favorite weird topic into a story

We’ve all got our strange hobbies, weird interests, and in-depth knowledge of obscure topics. These “enrichments” improve our lives by providing mental stimulation and sparking creativity—like writing! So here are some tips on turning your favorite topic into a story.

The Mystery: Weird areas of interest are great sources for mystery. Are you into historical trials? Make up your own, where modern historians are divided on the verdict. For epidemiology (study of diseases), write a patient who presents with bizarre symptoms. How about something  more mundane, like homemade bread or indoor gardening? Well, both food and plants can be poisonous! It’s common to give one of your characters the same level of specialized knowledge you have, to take readers into the mystery (and possibly solve it). I used my interest in the Battle of Tollense as the main mystery in my queer vampire romance Tollense, which you can read on my website or Ao3.

The cause of death: This is one of the most fun ways to turn your interest into a story: how could you kill someone with your hobby? I’m just going to let you run with that one. 

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