Where Do You Get Your Ideas? Episode 283: Turning situations into books with Heather Chavez

Welcome to what I think we&#8217;ll designate as a fresh new season of #AmWriting! We are mixing it up a bit this fall. It&#8217;s KJ here, and I&#8217;ll be doing some great interviews on craft and getting the work done. Jess has some interviews up her sleeve as well, and Sarina will be joining us regularly for what I like to think of as &#8220;Masterclass&#8221; episodes on craft and process. We&#8217;ll also be doing some &#8220;coaching calls&#8221; with listeners who&#8217;ve written in with a burning question that one or more of of can help with&#8212;so if you&#8217;ve got something on your mind about your writing life, let us know at <a href="mailto: amwriting@substack.com">amwriting@substack.com</a>. We can&#8217;t promise to answer every email, but if your question strikes us as something where we can helpfully weigh in, we&#8217;ll answer it&#8212;and we might just invite you to be a guest on the pod while we do.<br/><br/>BUT TODAY, enjoy my interview with Heather Chavez. Heather is the author of one amazing, fast-moving, can&#8217;t put it down heck of a ride thriller: No Bad Deed. Listen to this hook: A woman pulls over to help when she sees a man beating up another woman by the side of the road. He turns to her and says, you let her die, I let you live.<br/><br/>And OF COURSE SHE DOESN&#8217;T.&#160;<br/><br/>I asked Heather to join me to talk about ideas, and hooks, and most importantly the difference between an idea, a premise, a situation&#8212;and an actual, honest to gosh plot that becomes an entire, satisfying book. (The road between those points is so long, ammirite?)<br/><br/>We had a great time talking about that process, and I hope you enjoy it. <br/><br/>Links from the Pod<br/><br/>Heather: <br/><br/><a href="https://heatherchavez.com">https://heatherchavez.com</a>, Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/iamHRChavez">iamHRChavez</a>, FB: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/heatherchavezauthor">heatherchavezauthor</a>, and IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamhrchavez/">@iamhrchavez</a><