tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post8729893855156175318..comments2024-03-29T02:30:18.421-07:00Comments on Falling Leaflets: Waiting for InspirationJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-84060127185857067082010-10-18T15:32:15.443-07:002010-10-18T15:32:15.443-07:00I'll admit, I am lazy when it comes to this. I...I'll admit, I am lazy when it comes to this. I tend to let ideas come to me while I'm out hiking. This is a great post.TerryLynnJohnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08380207155608982319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-37254650345072926482010-10-17T03:15:55.633-07:002010-10-17T03:15:55.633-07:00You always give the greatest ideas on your blog, a...You always give the greatest ideas on your blog, and this post is no different. Inspiration is really tricky. For one of my books, I had no idea what I was doing when I started. I kept writing around the story until I finally found it. But for another one, I daydreamed the whole thing into being in a couple of days. Having come up with the idea, I still had to work hard to get it down on paper though.<br /><br />I love the second quote too, and I'm looking forward to checking out the links. Thank you!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01681732058311386672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-38840110224456504492010-10-16T15:35:37.129-07:002010-10-16T15:35:37.129-07:00Margo- Glad you liked the second quote (I wrote it...Margo- Glad you liked the second quote (I wrote it down right after the presenter said it, because it really hit home for me). Congratulations on starting novel #3!<br /><br />Brittany--what a great exercise, and now you have another novel idea??? You're awesome!Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14121018905141253640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-19074015710342206482010-10-16T06:57:28.935-07:002010-10-16T06:57:28.935-07:00I usually don't have to worry about finding in...I usually don't have to worry about finding inspiration. I have more story ideas than I'll ever use. Some popped into my head, some are from using different idea-generating methods, and some are just from freewriting.<br /><br />For example, a week or so ago, I decided that I needed to warm-up for NaNo by writing with Write or Die. But first I needed something to write about. I procrastinated for a while, until something popped into my head about a girl waking up in an interrogation room. I wrote about 700 words and then set it aside, but in the future I want to turn that idea into a novel.Brittanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08115091011126786039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7265337380795438486.post-53755207883140547362010-10-15T09:49:28.578-07:002010-10-15T09:49:28.578-07:00Wow, great post! I have often pondered the whole i...Wow, great post! I have often pondered the whole inspiration thing, too. My whole life I have only managed to come up with four ideas of a novel, and two short stories. I'm about to start novel #3, so I'm starting to sweat it. When I am going to get an inspiration again? I have no problem generating ideas for scenes once I have an overall plot idea, but those big ideas! They don't come often! Most of mine have come from dreams. <br /><br />So this post was an encouragement for me. I really do believe you can come up with great ideas by working - mind-mapping, clustering, writing prompts, etc. And I LOVE that quote at the end! I've heard the Jack London one before, but the other one is great too. Copying it down.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.com