tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152710377778718003.post2080578697799644395..comments2023-10-25T08:47:36.436-07:00Comments on L: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?Liv Rancourthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13171029958375171223noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152710377778718003.post-80918264748925819522015-05-12T05:33:29.103-07:002015-05-12T05:33:29.103-07:00You'll be one of the first to know when it'...You'll be one of the first to know when it's official, Ellen!Liv Rancourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171029958375171223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152710377778718003.post-51482276839607267632015-05-12T05:26:57.229-07:002015-05-12T05:26:57.229-07:00Happy announcement re King Stud... :-D
PS - I can ...Happy announcement re King Stud... :-D<br />PS - I can never answer this question.Ellen Gregoryhttp://ellenvgregory.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152710377778718003.post-71160163470246048912015-05-11T15:52:52.651-07:002015-05-11T15:52:52.651-07:00I wrote a whole book after seeing a picture of Eri...I wrote a whole book after seeing a picture of Eric Dane one time, but I'll be damned if I can tell you where I came up with the idea of basing a story around a 200 mile bike ride. I do know that in both cases, there was a bit of work involved between "A-Ha!" and having the story on the page. <br />Thanks Linda!Liv Rancourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171029958375171223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9152710377778718003.post-51255565018968660842015-05-11T15:06:55.425-07:002015-05-11T15:06:55.425-07:00I think one of the mystiques about ideas is that a...I think one of the mystiques about ideas is that a lot of people think that you just need the right idea and the whole story simply happens (skipping all those pesky steps like writing the story). Way too many writers also think they have to have the "right" idea, as if the whole story counted on it being perfect; whereas the idea is only a starting point and not the story itself.<br /><br />I can tell you where all mine came from, on each individual story. I saw a themed guideline the other day for a literary magazine that said something like "river running like milk under the bridge," so I'm doing a fantasy story about a river that's been polluted with magic. I had another story that started with a blue fuzzy pillow, which turned into weird soft ground on an alien planet and aliens who ate all the officers.Linda Maye Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07203020058437093901noreply@blogger.com