tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post8439519113646975559..comments2024-03-28T06:59:34.982-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: The Idea StoreDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-17473962352243697332011-07-20T06:26:54.520-06:002011-07-20T06:26:54.520-06:00I enjoyed this vivid depiction of transformation. ...I enjoyed this vivid depiction of transformation. Deliverance from boredom through the imagination. Next time I am listening to someone go on and on, I'll listen for the sparkling image--or make one up!Shirleyhttp://www.100memoirs.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-87344686069667618612011-07-16T23:27:55.086-06:002011-07-16T23:27:55.086-06:00I agree that ideas can come from just about anywhe...I agree that ideas can come from just about anywhere. And I liked the comment about how talking to a writer can be dangerous. I’ve had this happen to me before where a person backed out of a conversation when I mentioned that I wrote books.Frank Riganellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900399515668979915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-21467236172314279072011-07-13T15:47:52.447-06:002011-07-13T15:47:52.447-06:00Wow from me too, Meredith -- what a painful experi...Wow from me too, Meredith -- what a painful experience. Maryann is correct; what I listen for are memorable turns of phrase or vibrant images that I can weave a story around. I am careful if I want to write about someone else's actual experience, depending on the experience and the person. (I have some great stories about me and my ex-husband, but many of them alas may never be told -- one must be particularly wary of exes.)Kim Pearsonhttp://www.primary-sources.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-65464284884794768552011-07-13T15:34:39.218-06:002011-07-13T15:34:39.218-06:00Wow, Meredith, so sorry about what happened with y...Wow, Meredith, so sorry about what happened with your friend and thanks for sharing that. Really points out how important it is that we are careful about what we share on a public forum like a blog or Twitter or Facebook. <br /><br />I think what Kim and the rest of us mean is to use snippets of what people say to give a character an interesting line in a story. Or take a real incident and let it inspire us for a fiction story.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-25076163825976475592011-07-13T15:26:05.829-06:002011-07-13T15:26:05.829-06:00I almost lost a dear, longtime friend this year be...I almost lost a dear, longtime friend this year because I assumed I could write about something she told me, something I thought was an "everyman experience," but this friend disagreed and made me remove it from my blog so we could "move forward." Ouch. I learned my lesson, that with this particular friend, her ideas/comments are off-limits even if I use a pseudonym. (Kathryn C: It turned out she COULD "control that," under penalty of losing a friend.)Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17696839254912225523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-33066267405023397822011-07-13T13:44:17.030-06:002011-07-13T13:44:17.030-06:00You are so right, Kim. Stories lurk everwhere -- o...You are so right, Kim. Stories lurk everwhere -- on the newscast, in the park, at work, in the library, on the sidewalk, at the daycare center, and in every conversation we have, as you pointed out. We often hear this admonition: "Writer, beware!" Perhaps it might also be appropriate to say, "Friends and family beware! A writer is listening." :-)Linda Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06686488133905538811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-29372243514820967862011-07-13T09:41:30.941-06:002011-07-13T09:41:30.941-06:00I watched a film yesterday, and I was convinced th...I watched a film yesterday, and I was convinced the story would turn out a certain way. It ended up being totally different, so I got to keep my original thought as a possible story idea :)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-83479627043440095682011-07-13T09:32:56.068-06:002011-07-13T09:32:56.068-06:00I couldn't even begin to tell where my story i...I couldn't even begin to tell where my story ideas come from ... well, I could tell you, but I might get sued for plagiarism.Christopher Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03667548312923348614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-53242801962134367032011-07-13T08:39:11.442-06:002011-07-13T08:39:11.442-06:00Kim: Great post. It is getting to the point that w...Kim: Great post. It is getting to the point that when my family members tell me a story, they add: "But don't write about it!" I even used the line as dialogue in my last novel, spoken by a choreographer after a dance critic showed up for a private showing. The dance critic replied, "You can't control that."Kathryn Crafthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08371458857187160425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-26715014856447441892011-07-13T07:44:43.890-06:002011-07-13T07:44:43.890-06:00Yes, so right on. Conversation creates that spark ...Yes, so right on. Conversation creates that spark - most certainly.<br /><br />I also people watch. And gather ideas. From those I know and those I don't know.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-63764791170894669022011-07-13T07:01:42.540-06:002011-07-13T07:01:42.540-06:00Love the post, Kim, and you are so right about how...Love the post, Kim, and you are so right about how we need to be aware of where stories can come from. Conversations are one of the best places. I was talking with a friend not long ago whose name is Mary Smith. She commented how some of her other friends have asked her if she is in the witness relocation plan because of that name. That got me to thinking about a story line that is now in my folder of story ideas. Hope I get to it one day. LOLMaryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.com