tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post8818454829885247117..comments2024-03-28T16:17:08.999+00:00Comments on April Blogging from A to Z Challenge: How Do You Find Your Ideas?Arlee Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11663942782929929334noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-30524882262520443482015-02-04T22:56:12.148+00:002015-02-04T22:56:12.148+00:00I agree Barbara. I have to write it down immediate...I agree Barbara. I have to write it down immediately. I tend to use a mix of mind and center in the first draft of something, then listen to my center, and then my head when it comes to putting it into readable form.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-72149696410638405072015-02-04T22:54:22.134+00:002015-02-04T22:54:22.134+00:00I just had one two nights ago, a dream that is tur...I just had one two nights ago, a dream that is turning into a story. A short one, but it was so vivid...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-2357172210865796552015-02-04T22:53:29.803+00:002015-02-04T22:53:29.803+00:00I can see why in the poetry and flash. They only n...I can see why in the poetry and flash. They only need one idea really...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-59603531164427482012015-02-04T22:52:43.097+00:002015-02-04T22:52:43.097+00:00I agree! I try to make them behave by taking notes...I agree! I try to make them behave by taking notes.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-20979814564868075252015-02-04T22:51:35.772+00:002015-02-04T22:51:35.772+00:00Using flash fiction is an awesome idea and one I h...Using flash fiction is an awesome idea and one I have used as well. I have written a few pieces but have yet to push them out into the world...Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-60633036661685466832015-02-04T22:50:36.100+00:002015-02-04T22:50:36.100+00:00Me too! I do try to always leave them in the same ...Me too! I do try to always leave them in the same place but... LOLLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-6392534734352410562015-02-04T22:50:02.463+00:002015-02-04T22:50:02.463+00:00Oh that magic line we must walk!Oh that magic line we must walk!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-28267299862326714922015-02-04T22:49:27.050+00:002015-02-04T22:49:27.050+00:00Glad you enjoyed the post. It's been and idea ...Glad you enjoyed the post. It's been and idea knocking around in my head for awhile... ha ha. I've only written one series and you're right, continuity is a must. Change also has its place as you have obviously discovered, and must still speak to the core. Thanks for the comment!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-69880162329915334682015-02-04T22:43:55.117+00:002015-02-04T22:43:55.117+00:00Maybe, but look what you do with them!Maybe, but look what you do with them!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658507579160418855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-48040897443177084852015-02-04T05:04:19.736+00:002015-02-04T05:04:19.736+00:00I can feel what you are saying, Jeremy! I can feel what you are saying, Jeremy! Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-19666291248487215922015-02-04T05:01:52.786+00:002015-02-04T05:01:52.786+00:00I tend to write from my center, rather than my hea...I tend to write from my center, rather than my head. Once I decide there is something I want to share, I can't wait to sit down and get it out. If for some reason I can't do that during the 1-5 days that mood stays with me, then I either can't write it or if I do, it is only a shadow of what I felt. In reality I am a story teller...not a writer. <br /><a href="http://lifefaithincaneyhead.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Life & Faith in Caneyhead</a>Barbara In Caneyheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06053601327400989802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-980259232571193532015-02-03T22:51:30.443+00:002015-02-03T22:51:30.443+00:00Most of my ideas from my dreams. I have so many th...Most of my ideas from my dreams. I have so many that I can't keep up with them!Chrys Feyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955009490266358041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-70241815991841146692015-02-03T18:37:16.944+00:002015-02-03T18:37:16.944+00:00Like Susan said, the problem for me is keeping the...Like Susan said, the problem for me is keeping the other ideas in the background while I develop the one I want to give my focus to just then.<br /><br />As for writing multiple ideas--definitely in longer pieces, less so in poems or flash fiction pieces. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-11735823975138461372015-02-03T16:59:25.441+00:002015-02-03T16:59:25.441+00:00I do have too many ideas. I have trouble with them...I do have too many ideas. I have trouble with them leaving me alone while I finish one project. I want to write them all at once.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-60699307105889455952015-02-03T15:09:47.301+00:002015-02-03T15:09:47.301+00:00I write lots of flash fiction, and each flash piec...I write lots of flash fiction, and each flash piece is triggered by a new story idea.<br />This ties in with my post over at the IWSG website yesterday. <br />In a nutshell, if you have a great idea which doesn't really fit into the current WIP, or you may have no desire to extend it into something longer, then write a flash fiction piece.<br /><br />Don’t disregard it. Michelle Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02750092836481599870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-67562754570879702462015-02-03T14:11:50.148+00:002015-02-03T14:11:50.148+00:00arrghhh, I used to have so many more things rollin...arrghhh, I used to have so many more things rolling around in my head... nowadays, I wish to only find my keys.Jeremy [Retro]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09912258155288958827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-48735182643189964372015-02-03T13:45:38.199+00:002015-02-03T13:45:38.199+00:00I don't consider myself a writer, but when I&#...I don't consider myself a writer, but when I'm writing a blog post I try to keep it with one idea so I don't get lost in my interpretation of it in the writing :)<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-20440981615555129192015-02-03T12:41:45.645+00:002015-02-03T12:41:45.645+00:00I have too many ideas at once. I try to list them...I have too many ideas at once. I try to list them with a quick summary of what the idea is, as there's sure to come a time when I run out of ideas. <br /><br />The new lens is interesting. I hadn't thought of it that way, but when I follow a different character in my Princelings series, I have to make sure (s)he's moving the story forward in a way that's compatible with the published books. I suppose that's a lens. It certainly adds an extra dimension - sometimes one I hadn't envisaged.<br /><br />Thanks for a great post!Jemima Petthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17110647375899927233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148510738485459197.post-50521111053101268972015-02-03T12:31:50.260+00:002015-02-03T12:31:50.260+00:00I'm lucky to have one idea at at time.I'm lucky to have one idea at at time.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com