Ep142: How to Know if Your Story Idea Has Legs, plus Reflecting on 2023 and Looking at 2024

Announcements:  Early Bird registration is open for the 2024 Writer Craft Writing Retreat. At this point, there is only four private tickets left and three shared tickets. We'll likely sell out again. ValerieIhsan.com/retreat for more info. I'm in a new anthology by Tsunami Press with my essay "Eye Contact." It's in stores now;  order wherever books are sold.  Season of the Shadow up now! (Erick's new title.)    UPDATE:  Valerie:   meeting with co-writers in Jan follow the feeling; Aligned Action are my 2024 buzz words. reflection     Erick:   new series work: mapped out first three books  written reader magnet for new series   Just finished:  I'M READING:  What's a Poor Girl to Do?: Prostitution in Mid-Nineteenth Century America by Elizabeth A. Topping and Ma and Me by Putsana Reang Praying with Jane Eyre by Vanessa Zoltan The Book of Awakening by Mark Nepo   Up Next: Soiled Doves: Prostitution in the the Early West by Anne Seagraves Frog Music by Emma Donoghue   Harness: A Systemic Approach: Guaranteed to Revolutionize Your Coaching by Tess Cope   Erick's Reading:    Nejishiki Yoshiharu      Find Us: Valerie's Linktree: https://linktr.ee/valerieihsan Erick's Linktree link: https://linktr.ee/erickmertzauthor Writer Craft Facebook Group Valerie's Services: https://valerieihsan.com Valerie's Author Site: https://valerieihsanauthor.com Valerie's Facebook Page and Instagram account Erick's Services: https://erickmertzwriting.com Erick's free book on Ghostwriting: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/cexki4kp5n Erick's Author Site: https://erickmertzauthor.com Erick's Facebook Page and Instagram account