tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post5194229938776868994..comments2024-01-19T22:01:50.746-05:00Comments on Three Wicked Writers Plus Two: InspirationCari Quinnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06581235338272282124noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-59605046638625118112009-04-24T22:36:00.000-04:002009-04-24T22:36:00.000-04:00My inspiration comes from a lot of different thing...My inspiration comes from a lot of different thing. I can wake up at 3:00am in the morning and have to write something down so I don't forget it.<br />I can relate to Anny, I just sit and it comes.Mary Ricksenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12676306822821614446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-44881741447634687462009-04-24T19:53:00.000-04:002009-04-24T19:53:00.000-04:00I tend to get inspired by music. I lyric (or an en...I tend to get inspired by music. I lyric (or an entire song) will bring to mind characters or ideas, and then it's off I go!Debra St. Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154130275058459169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-86838154835577419662009-04-24T14:20:00.000-04:002009-04-24T14:20:00.000-04:00Inspiration comes to me from everywhere. Usually, ...Inspiration comes to me from everywhere. Usually, when I send one story off, I already have a couple more in different stages of development to work on. And ideas for new stories continue to come at me from every direction. My well is never dry. Just very confusing. LOL.Susan Macateehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476340887041053638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-24996077982098574782009-04-24T14:16:00.000-04:002009-04-24T14:16:00.000-04:00Anything can be inspiring. It just depends on my m...Anything can be inspiring. It just depends on my mood, how I'm seeing things. Some times I go crazy and nothing will come and then out of the blue....poof...I have an idea.Kelley Nyraehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370986712526819194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-65770136448489008842009-04-24T13:22:00.000-04:002009-04-24T13:22:00.000-04:00Usually the characters themselves inspire me. I wa...Usually the characters themselves inspire me. I want to start getting what's in my head on paper. I want to make them come to life.<br /><br />Congrats on finishing! :)Anne Raineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06110446131001665977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-77720725220433049512009-04-24T13:17:00.000-04:002009-04-24T13:17:00.000-04:00Anything can set me off.
Congrats on hitting send...Anything can set me off.<br /><br />Congrats on hitting send!! :)<br /><br />Time to get cracking on the next. :PAmy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-15991889235131325952009-04-24T11:38:00.000-04:002009-04-24T11:38:00.000-04:00Regina, I hate playing the waiting game, too. You...Regina, I hate playing the waiting game, too. You'd think after eight years of being published, that I would get used to waiting. lol<br /><br />As for things that inspire me - I think you're on the right track! I also like to watch romantic movies. Sometimes a secondary plot in the story with hit me and I'll think of a twist to the story. Sometimes just listening to a song on the radio it willPhyllis Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14769290385657892832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-6384936765272576442009-04-24T11:17:00.000-04:002009-04-24T11:17:00.000-04:00After finishing a manuscript, I have to come down ...After finishing a manuscript, I have to come down - spend some time doing nothing and I give myself that opportunity to recharge my batteries. What turns the light back on? A song, a dream, a vision, an idea I've been kicking around for a while but haven't yet put on paper. Having a little fun works the best - I catch the ferry to the city, take a great bike ride, go to a ballgame, window shopJulia Barrettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-67274835760193849922009-04-24T10:47:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:47:00.000-04:00Usually when I'm in the middle of something and I'...Usually when I'm in the middle of something and I'm just STUCK, I'll take a break and fold laundry. Weird, I know, but I guess there's something about the repetition of it that helps me solve a plot issue.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-805529919315823532009-04-24T10:46:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:46:00.000-04:00Sigh...that would be the Shower Faery...not the So...Sigh...that would be the Shower Faery...not the Sower Faery...sheesh...but I guess the ideas are sown...so that kinda works, too. <br /><br />Have a fun, safe trip and I hope the muse brings you something new and shiny soon. :)Bronwyn Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932056019850822590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-54255057016290045662009-04-24T10:45:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:45:00.000-04:00Music...snippets of conversation, but honestly, mo...Music...snippets of conversation, but honestly, most ideas come to me in the shower. I think it's because it the only place where I get any peace and quiet around here! Because of that, I call my muse 'the sower faery.'Bronwyn Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02932056019850822590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-20584531230316819682009-04-24T10:36:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:36:00.000-04:00I'm woken up at night by stories or characters wan...I'm woken up at night by stories or characters wanting to be set free. Driving is my quiet time to develope the ideas.<br />Tessie BradfordAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-26593019432540684552009-04-24T10:32:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:32:00.000-04:00Oddly enough, sometimes my daughter will have musi...Oddly enough, sometimes my daughter will have music videos on and I'll find myself "thinking". They are such short things and usually kind of abstract. Good for making you think.Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-79887298026011865012009-04-24T10:06:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:06:00.000-04:00I sit down at the computer and just type what if.....I sit down at the computer and just type what if... it seems to work.Anny Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305873753916213970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-60704770452136800542009-04-24T10:00:00.000-04:002009-04-24T10:00:00.000-04:00Music first and foremost. Bond, E.S Posthumous, A...Music first and foremost. Bond, E.S Posthumous, Alan Parsons, the classics, jazz and rock. I let my mind just drift as I listen and scenes and plot points just seem to flow from the music.<br /><br />Then, there are the pictures. Pictures of ladies that inspire my characters. If I'm looking to create a new character, I go on an Internet hunt for a bright pair of eyes, or a special smile that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-51708568417955223432009-04-24T09:35:00.000-04:002009-04-24T09:35:00.000-04:00Music is usually my first inspiration, driving the...Music is usually my first inspiration, driving the second. I make a 3 hour drive every other weekend and during that time stories fill my head. Have fun visiting your son. And my the muse be with you. :o)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05244564493291133822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-42433276265648514602009-04-24T09:07:00.000-04:002009-04-24T09:07:00.000-04:00Guess it just starts with really observing everyth...Guess it just starts with really observing everything. Then the 'what ifs' start, huh? Song lyrics and movies are good. That might be my thing with driving, the radio is always on. :-)Regina Carlyslehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316730032624449669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6927196002363676480.post-66572769330257097872009-04-24T08:34:00.000-04:002009-04-24T08:34:00.000-04:00It's funny, I get inspiration from the smallest th...It's funny, I get inspiration from the smallest thing. One sentence from a movie, or a song lyric. Maybe a hand gesture from someone in the supermarket--and then it lingers and builds until I'm ready to build a scene with it.J.K. Coihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09890728169343650544noreply@blogger.com