tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post7857164097818236536..comments2023-10-31T10:59:03.023-04:00Comments on INKSPOT Crime Fiction Blog | A Place for Mystery, Mayhem, Writing and Life: The Idea StoreLinda O. Johnstonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512430135042480450noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-30084305770355598582009-06-10T22:38:42.613-04:002009-06-10T22:38:42.613-04:00Now you've given me an idea. I'm writing s...Now you've given me an idea. I'm writing something about a wizard who's also a vampire .... Cute post!Deborah Sharphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01575491644343480392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-74474357579180575282009-06-10T18:20:52.521-04:002009-06-10T18:20:52.521-04:00Dartboard.
Actually, I agree with Lisa, especial...Dartboard. <br /><br />Actually, I agree with Lisa, especially the part about the characters talking to you in the shower. Why is the shower such a great place to think? Positive ions or something?Cricket McRaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12786996969148417569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-40429715922088264062009-06-10T18:00:38.591-04:002009-06-10T18:00:38.591-04:00Loved your post!
If I knew where my ideas came fr...Loved your post!<br /><br />If I knew where my ideas came from, I certainly wouldn't tell anybody. Wouldn't that be like the Colonel giving away his Kentucky Fried Chicken secret recipe?<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-38038041106955976102009-06-10T16:12:15.775-04:002009-06-10T16:12:15.775-04:00I like to do the pros and cons thing. It at least...I like to do the pros and cons thing. It at least makes me write out a few major details about each idea... and by the time I'm done, I know which one grabs me most, even if it's not necessarily the one with the most pros.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12357240497831335619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-81114280770503212022009-06-10T10:52:51.272-04:002009-06-10T10:52:51.272-04:00Wow, those are some great ideas. I can tell you...Wow, those are some great ideas. I can tell you've been at this longer than I have.<br /><br />Lisa- Love the Magic 8 Ball! Why shouldn't I make story idea decisions the same way I make life decisions?<br /><br />G.M. - I think you'd be good writing spy thrillers. There must be some spy thriller awards you haven't won yet :)<br /><br />Sue Ann - My kids pester me. Does that mean I should write about them? (BTW, what's your niece's number? I can always use good maze ideas.)<br /><br />Terri - I would, but my wall's kinda messy from all the other crap I chuck at it to see what sticks!<br /><br />And is there really a warehouse big enough for all those ideas people pass along to us? I mean, on this planet?Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-18109901045132857922009-06-10T10:32:16.144-04:002009-06-10T10:32:16.144-04:00You forgot this one, Alan. Throw it on the wall an...You forgot this one, Alan. Throw it on the wall and see what sticks.Terri Thayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09953154767532970027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-35034342177470279282009-06-10T10:04:22.582-04:002009-06-10T10:04:22.582-04:00Like Gin, I keep an inventory of ideas, both for m...Like Gin, I keep an inventory of ideas, both for my two series in progress and for stand alones or new series. And I'm with Lisa, if characters and plots are pestering me, they end up next in the chute for when I finish the current book I'm working on.<br /><br />I usually ignore any ideas given me by well-meaning friends, fans and family (sorry folks, but those are YOUR stories, not mine). Only exception was the idea for using a corn maze (Corpse on the Cob, Feb. 2010), which my niece recommended.<br /><br />Time is our biggest enemy. I could write 3-4 books a year if I didn't have the time problem. Sigh...Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-91637701608465335102009-06-10T09:53:07.859-04:002009-06-10T09:53:07.859-04:00Lisa has nailed this. The free ideas you get from ...Lisa has nailed this. The free ideas you get from people who know you're a writer are best. Doesn't matter that I write traditionals - I have an inventory of ideas for spy thrillers if you'd like to borrow some.G.M. Malliethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13805971625496094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3529128955266044151.post-32970112024925307462009-06-10T07:22:45.701-04:002009-06-10T07:22:45.701-04:00Ah, Alan, you forgot all those free ideas friends ...Ah, Alan, you forgot all those free ideas friends and relatives give you when they find out you're a writer. Warehouses could be built for those, too. <br /><br />Let's see--I say go with the idea that has the characters who talk to you the most in the shower and while you're driving the car. <br /><br />Or you could get a Magic 8 Ball and ask it questions like the kids do.Lisa Borknoreply@blogger.com