tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post35026489143722178..comments2023-10-25T04:48:34.609-04:00Comments on Claudie A.: Inspiration - The Initial IdeaClaudie A.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10726598163986994132noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-54862886783472236512010-10-22T12:37:07.706-04:002010-10-22T12:37:07.706-04:00@mdal: Nope. Now I'll have to pick that one up...@mdal: Nope. Now I'll have to pick that one up, too. :P<br /><br />@stickynotes: I can't help but wonder what novel came out of you wanting to quit your day job. XD Also, research on tribal cultures must have been so interesting!Claudie A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10726598163986994132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-60734147487417146842010-10-22T12:03:54.661-04:002010-10-22T12:03:54.661-04:00Regarding Number 2, was one of those books Laura A...Regarding Number 2, was one of those books Laura Anne Gilman's FLESH AND FIRE from her Vineart War books? I read the first chapter online and keep meaning to pick it up.Margo Lerwillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773653995392669855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-2347412494751426532010-10-21T20:42:22.810-04:002010-10-21T20:42:22.810-04:00I've come up with stories from dreams, from wa...I've come up with stories from dreams, from wanting to quit my job (these seem most prevalent ;P) and from just random inspiration. Fie Eoin came from me doing research on a tribal culture and deciding that I would rather be whipped then be in a work meeting. This year's NaNo story came from a fear of death. I look to all venues for my stories :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-41550399696815269182010-10-21T13:14:34.642-04:002010-10-21T13:14:34.642-04:00@Sevvy: I've tried pictures before, and I can&...@Sevvy: I've tried pictures before, and I can't get more than flash fiction out of them. I can see how it's a possible source, though! I'm probably not just skilled at jumping from the original idea to a novel idea when it comes to them.<br /><br />@Larry: Ah yes, I agree that one novel isn't one single idea. There's one (sometimes two or three, for me) at the start, but you can't write a story from that single thought. That's also why my next post is about how I find inspiration for the rest of the novel. ;)Claudie A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10726598163986994132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-13136420181286139892010-10-21T08:56:09.110-04:002010-10-21T08:56:09.110-04:00Great post, Claudie. This 'where do ideas com...Great post, Claudie. This 'where do ideas come from' is so prevalent among writer wannabes that it should be discussed more. Too often the question is dismissed by "coming up with ideas is easy...just observe." Truth is, it IS that simple but many things are 'simple' once you have the skill. <br /><br />Having listened to people talk about ideas, I sometimes wonder if the problem for many isn't an inability to divide "ideas" into small enough chunks that they are both obvious and observable. So many see great novels as "an idea" when, in fact, they are really a bundle of ideas woven together.<br /><br />Cheers --- LarryLarry Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02211549672565037525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-759789976253980784.post-58020125486557370282010-10-21T08:24:16.337-04:002010-10-21T08:24:16.337-04:00"Where do you get your ideas from?" is a..."Where do you get your ideas from?" is a question most writers hate to get, but I think it's important that we try to find out, so that when we're running dry on inspiration, we know where to look for more.<br /><br />I'm usually inspired by pictures, and I'll spend hours looking through internet art sites, seeing if anything jumps out at me. I don't write a story for the picture itself, though, but rather use it as a springboard into my own ideas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com