Todays Read was from page 31-44 ending at section 18.
There is no magical story place, good story ideas come from literally nowhere. My job is only to recognize ideas as they show up.
Stephen King was rejected. He was rejected a lot. He didn’t stop simply because someone said no.
Capture encouragement, even when it’s received with rejection, and run with it.
Imagine imagination.
Fearsome Beard 
and if you get rejected, it’s always THEIR LOSS, not yours.
I liked the story that was rejected, and years later the publisher showed up at a book signing and asked SK to sign the original.
For imagination it is always good to keep in touch with The Baron