tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post23640940297238488..comments2024-03-29T05:45:39.184-06:00Comments on Blood-Red Pencil: Ideas for WritingDanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14471919576687777886noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-2469866035949198132010-02-16T19:41:00.635-07:002010-02-16T19:41:00.635-07:00I look at writing about what I don't know as p...I look at writing about what I don't know as part of my growth as a writer. I can spend ages doing copious research when I'm trying to avoid writing, but yes, I do come out having learned a lot more by taking time to familiarize myself with something before I get to writing. <br /><br />My story ideas come at the oddest times, but usually when I'm travelling to and from work.J.L. Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666634455836834179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51780640164121846442010-02-16T16:42:12.027-07:002010-02-16T16:42:12.027-07:00Great Suggestions!
Morgan Mandel
http://morganman...Great Suggestions!<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-78667936913810028612010-02-16T14:01:56.326-07:002010-02-16T14:01:56.326-07:00Interesting. I can certainly relate to your story....Interesting. I can certainly relate to your story. I think my ideas often start the same way, with something I see and a thought that comes seemingly from nowhere.Sheila Deethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13465615546936319164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-38293227674986965152010-02-15T19:08:25.399-07:002010-02-15T19:08:25.399-07:00Maryann, there is this one story I want to write t...Maryann, there is this one story I want to write that came from the writing from your fears. It contains those things that when we hear about them, we wince and pray they never happen to us or our loved ones. Trying to get brave enough to get back into that one.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-68240490334456356822010-02-15T19:07:20.937-07:002010-02-15T19:07:20.937-07:00Arlee, I used to do that, too, with news articles....Arlee, I used to do that, too, with news articles. And I keep Post-its all over the place so that if I hear something on the news or in passing, I can take note of it for later.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-66048930576744336252010-02-15T19:06:37.775-07:002010-02-15T19:06:37.775-07:00Patricia, I realized that I didn't know much o...Patricia, I realized that I didn't know much of anything, so if I wanted to grow as a writer, I needed to tap into all that great stuff I didn't know about, LOLShonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-13357227007233405982010-02-15T19:05:56.610-07:002010-02-15T19:05:56.610-07:00Steph, I agree with writers having an eye similar ...Steph, I agree with writers having an eye similar to a photographer. Most of my stories start with an image - either real or of the mind, and then I spend a lot of time mentally writing that image until a story is developed from it.Shonell Baconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827197354857197637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-75365371324910884992010-02-15T13:30:32.025-07:002010-02-15T13:30:32.025-07:00Good advice, Shon. One of the things I love about ...Good advice, Shon. One of the things I love about writing is that you keep on learning... That's the fun part (aside from being published!)<br />HeidiHeidiwriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02593338979995203659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-3441342576710578722010-02-15T09:56:41.673-07:002010-02-15T09:56:41.673-07:00Those are great prompts to trigger ideas. I especi...Those are great prompts to trigger ideas. I especially like "write what you don't know but want to know." I've also managed to pull a couple of stories (or characters) from dreams I've had.Patricia Stolteyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17192369425956406122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-51389286250635445382010-02-14T22:15:23.177-07:002010-02-14T22:15:23.177-07:00Back in the early 1970's I started clipping va...Back in the early 1970's I started clipping various news articles that I thought would make interesting story ideas. I make up file folders according to types of stories like disasters-floods, disasters-earthquakes, crimes-murder, people-interesting, people-missing, and so on. I don't clip articles like I used to, but I still have a file with a wealth of story ideas.<br />LeeArlee Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-40372917033263375042010-02-14T20:11:34.633-07:002010-02-14T20:11:34.633-07:00Great suggestions, Shon. I had never thought about...Great suggestions, Shon. I had never thought about writing from my fears. Will have to think about it. Loved reading how The Empty Swing came to be. It is so special when seeing something leads to a story.Maryannwriteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09479027709233807149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5704943052235281766.post-44039781543394321452010-02-14T19:40:32.094-07:002010-02-14T19:40:32.094-07:00Great list! I especially relate to the last item b...Great list! I especially relate to the last item because that's how I get ideas as well. A writer has an "eye" similar to that of a photographer. The difference is that our lens is our mind, and our camera is our heart.<br /><br />Thank you for this entry!Kaye Wallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06491607694389685973noreply@blogger.com