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Tue Sep 11, 2018 8:30 pm
Batun11 says...



How do I expand on a sentence?
  





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Tue Sep 11, 2018 11:38 pm
niteowl says...



Hi there and welcome to YWS!

I'm not really sure what you mean, but I'm guessing that you have a brief idea for something and want to expand upon it.

First question-what do you want the end product to be-a short story? A poem? An essay? An entire novel? Where you want to go is going to influence what your next steps are. For example, a good essay would require research, while a poem on the same topic would focus more on interesting images and metaphors.

Maybe you can freewrite on the topic a bit. Start with the sentence you have, set a timer for 15 minutes and just go. See what comes up and you might figure out where you want to go.

If you're willing to share more details, I might be able to offer more specific advice.
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