ABSTRACT
That’s when personal value systems play an important role. Strong values give writers strong points of view and strong points of view make for strong approaches to subjects. Now that you’ve discovered your personal value system, point of view, and ethical framework, you’re ready to test these things out on your own ideas. Where do you find your own ideas? All around you. The best ideas come from your own real life and, as we’ve all heard ad nauseam, real life is often stranger than any fiction. To learn how to take ideas from real life and make them your own, do the following exercise.
