tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post32575864225838437..comments2023-08-10T03:35:55.682-07:00Comments on The Prosers: Idea HuntingSheena Boekweghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08227547053651725634noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-15659395980249582702012-03-02T09:48:58.909-08:002012-03-02T09:48:58.909-08:00@Sarah - I don't own it, sadly. Can I borrow y...@Sarah - I don't own it, sadly. Can I borrow your copy? ;) (really need my own)<br /><br />@Susan - I absolutely have to write down every single idea I have. I have paper in my car and on my beside table. Which of course leads to various small pieces of paper floating around my house, a problem of its own.<br /><br />@Margo - that sounds like a really interesting challenge. Do you have a link to the instructions?Sabrina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218305456791199409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-5123766301271310862012-02-26T20:55:12.396-08:002012-02-26T20:55:12.396-08:00You have so much inspiration in this post - I love...You have so much inspiration in this post - I love it! The paintings are amazing.<br />My ideas come and I think I'll never be able to forget them - until I do about 30 seconds later. I've taken to keeping a journal of ideas, and, in fact, my current WIP came from a one sentence flight of fancy that I remembered to write down.Susan Buttarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456005411871122298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-63797140574728640292012-02-26T16:52:21.743-08:002012-02-26T16:52:21.743-08:00Those are fascinating pictures -the idea of a hous...Those are fascinating pictures -the idea of a house growing up out of the ground - WOW!!!! If you don't use that one, I WILL! I also ran out of all my wild all-night dreams coming alive and taking over dreams (though I'm always hoping for more), so I've been idea hunting too. I have got a couple short story ideas from prompts, but my biggest idea-mine actually came from a 30 loglines in 30 days challenge. I forced myself to write a logline a day, no matter how lame. 26 were LAME but 4 of them have potential and one I am VERY Excited about.Margo Berendsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03476308235642890474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-28618482661686148062012-02-25T18:53:16.229-08:002012-02-25T18:53:16.229-08:00@Dustin, no I haven't read that story. I will ...@Dustin, no I haven't read that story. I will check it out - thanks! <br /><br />@Sheena, I am the same way about coming up with ideas that float away. I also love to dream up characters or situations or random scenes - I have a tendency to imagine new dystopian world orders when I'm on my walks, and I have no idea why - but daydreaming that kind of idea is very different from thinking up a story.Sarah McCanlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692009969291537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-20845526843120390512012-02-25T02:46:26.354-08:002012-02-25T02:46:26.354-08:00Excellent post, Sabrina.
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Have you read &qu...Excellent post, Sabrina.<br /><br />@Sarah<br />Have you read "Living Rooms" by Laurie Tam? This story was the Gold award winner for WotF a few years back. I think volume 27...?<br />Then there's the classic movies, House and House 2. I've always liked them, despite being somewhat campy.<br /><br />I'm awful at coming up with ideas. This wasn't always the case, but for over a year now I've worked from home. I have a 9-5 and I have to be by the phone and e-mail pretty much all day. I can go out into the yard, but not very far in any direction. <br /><br />Ideas don't visit the idle. <br /><br />I do like http://www.onthepremises.com/ for ideas. I force myself to write something for them each quarter, and their (paid, but worth the price) crits are very helpful. <br /><br />I've taken to magazines like discover, but the cover price is killing me. I should subscribe and get twelve issues for the price of two. Even when I don't find ideas, I expand my mind. Who knows when something I've learned there will crop up unexpectedly while drafting.Dustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862376335621446963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-89326791576744737762012-02-24T22:04:33.767-08:002012-02-24T22:04:33.767-08:00YES! I loved House of Leaves - I actually even enj...YES! I loved House of Leaves - I actually even enjoyed the parallel story, and I really loved the way the house was described as a documentary film. It's not everyone's cup of tea, but one of my favorite reads, and really creepy. In fact I just purchased another copy because the one I leant out years ago was never returned. It was the first thing that came to mind when I read your idea :)Sarah McCanlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692009969291537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-88205427676967391262012-02-24T21:59:50.558-08:002012-02-24T21:59:50.558-08:00@Melanie: Very happy you remember it. And I defin...@Melanie: Very happy you remember it. And I definitely remember the prompt with the obsidian knife. I almost used it as an example, but felt I hsd too much going on. You've read Beneath Shadow, I'm pretty sure, where my main character makes an obsidian knife from the bones of a snake with ruby eyes. :D Anyway, I'm excited to read the novel that the story came from. What's it about now?<br /><br />@MaryAnn - I'm pretty good at ideas => story, but no idea how to write a coherent post on it. "See, I sit on my couch and write a whole bunch of words and pick the best ones..."<br />Not helpful.<br /><br />@Sarah - have you ever heard of 'The House of Leaves' by Mark Danielewski? It's half annoying narration by some random guy, and half a brilliant story of a house that defies the laws of physics. It starts out with a house that measures something like twelve feet on the outside - and twelve and a half feet on the inside. Later a door appears on an outer wall, that leads to a five foot hallway, and then beyond... It's worth reading just for the very fascinating concept. Just skip all the parts narrated by Johnny; you won't miss anything.<br /><br />@Sheena: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/754756-REG/Sony_ICDBX112_ICDBX112_Digital_Voice_Recorder.html<br />I had one of those when I worked on my thesis. Used to record the occasional story idea while I wandered around the forest looking for birds.<br /><br />Also, glad you like Remedios Varo too! I really need to find somewhere in the US that has a gallery of her work. Or at least an artbook - but there's nothing on Amazon.Sabrina Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218305456791199409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-22552109613926699322012-02-24T12:46:31.984-08:002012-02-24T12:46:31.984-08:00I can't wait to read Swallowed the Moon as a n...I can't wait to read Swallowed the Moon as a novel! The novel I'm working on right now started out as a challenge on Hatrack. You might remember it too, Sabrina--it was the one where one of the prompts was an obsidian knife. The obsidian knife is such a tiny part of the story now that you would never dream it was the inspiration. In fact, the short story I wrote then is now only backstory to the novel. <br /><br />I'm usually awful at short stories, but it's amazing how many times I'll start one and it will turn into an idea for a novel. Great post Sabrina!Melanie Crousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10353025724182677932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-11417136183961609002012-02-24T10:43:38.421-08:002012-02-24T10:43:38.421-08:00I've got a pile up of fermenting at different ...I've got a pile up of fermenting at different stages. The hard part for me is going from idea to full fleshed out story. I wish I could be more of a panster, but I need to see the ending before I can write it.<br /><br />Great post, Sabrina. I second or third those writing challenges on Hatrack. Those are fun, and very helpful. :)MaryAnn Popehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08618345950149423623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-27663520833365262642012-02-24T10:01:37.716-08:002012-02-24T10:01:37.716-08:00Ideas are not my strong suit, Sabrina, so I really...Ideas are not my strong suit, Sabrina, so I really love this post. That house picture is fantastic - and I never would have thought about it rising up from the ground, but that sounds like a REALLY cool story. I love stories about creepy houses that defy the laws of physics. <br /><br />Thank you! I'm bookmarking your links now :)Sarah McCanlesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05692009969291537927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561827139818452407.post-64055428257489094652012-02-24T09:58:29.403-08:002012-02-24T09:58:29.403-08:00Remidios Varo is amazing. I haven't seen her w...Remidios Varo is amazing. I haven't seen her work before, but it's brilliant, and so inspiring.<br /><br />I don't have a problem coming up with ideas, but I do have a problem coming up with ideas when I am at a place I can explore them. Too often, I come up with an idea, and then when I sit to write it it has floated away.<br /><br />I think challenges are awesome, they inspire me while I'm sitting at the computer and can follow them around. I would love to write a story based on a picture.<br /><br />Great post, Sabrina.Sheena Boekweghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227547053651725634noreply@blogger.com