tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post4710763147375023380..comments2023-05-14T08:18:09.346-04:00Comments on The Fictionistas: Where do you get your ideas?Kristen Painterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-28399169005196364582009-07-10T15:05:26.997-04:002009-07-10T15:05:26.997-04:00Everywhere. But I keep a plot book-- religiously-...Everywhere. But I keep a plot book-- religiously-- so I don't loose them. That was a really good habit to develop.Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17825661131803547197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-31211854993764115992009-07-10T10:47:48.461-04:002009-07-10T10:47:48.461-04:00Good question! Sometimes, ideas just hit me, like ...Good question! Sometimes, ideas just hit me, like if I see something weird. Sometimes, I have to craft them--I like coming up with a theme and then figuring out what I can do to put fun twists on that theme (e.g., makeovers).Rhonda Helmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11855833088957182413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-13161460592312006602009-07-10T08:34:50.445-04:002009-07-10T08:34:50.445-04:00Hmm... I would say it does depend on the character...Hmm... I would say it does depend on the character(s). Some of them whisper into my ear and say, "I have a story." Others show up with a complete backstory and say, "where do I go from here."<br /><br />Sometimes, I'll be listening to a song or looking at a picture and a story will just jump out from it. <br /><br />Most of the time, however, it's a sudden full-blown picture in my head. I see it like a movie or television show and then I have to figure out how to write it. (Which really should be easier than it is.)Gamer Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08765394921010391986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-3480232994005195122009-07-09T20:16:09.793-04:002009-07-09T20:16:09.793-04:00Boy, this is a hard question. My ideas come from a...Boy, this is a hard question. My ideas come from all over. Snippets of overheard conversation, things I read or see on TV, song lyrics, mythology...so many different places!Kristen Painterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07984459504977637298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-33172733034522397172009-07-09T19:57:55.565-04:002009-07-09T19:57:55.565-04:00I don't know. Each story has been different. U...I don't know. Each story has been different. Usually, it starts with a character nudging me for some reason.Gwen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07372049662768907328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38053992.post-80801638375739730002009-07-09T17:52:54.817-04:002009-07-09T17:52:54.817-04:00It can be anything, anywhere. Sometimes a movie o...It can be anything, anywhere. Sometimes a movie or book doesn't go where I want it to go, and I think "oh, but what if this happened or that, and then..." and there's an idea. Sometimes it's real life: I'll be somewhere, and think "what if someone right now showed up and said they were an alien/vampire/lost child, what would happen then?"Cara Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930608028959652445noreply@blogger.com