tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360056442460401727.post676375940300985986..comments2023-10-06T00:55:36.814-07:00Comments on Romance Writers in the Rough: Where Do You Get Your Ideas?Jenny Gilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901251434603216724noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360056442460401727.post-42469430204499790212008-12-16T18:14:00.000-08:002008-12-16T18:14:00.000-08:00I definitely think keeping some kind of note pad i...I definitely think keeping some kind of note pad is vital for all writers, for those of us who get deluged with ideas and for those of us who sometimes can barely squeeze out a trickle! (laughs)E. Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18438137647382700931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360056442460401727.post-54344592256899438222008-12-15T13:13:00.000-08:002008-12-15T13:13:00.000-08:00Although mostly prolific, I have had my--I hate to...Although mostly prolific, I have had my--I hate to say it--writer's block moments when absolutely nothing would come into my head but the dull drip of the kitchen faucet. So I learned the hard way to have a back up plan. When things are moving freely, I keep a writer's journal. If I see or hear something noteworthy, it goes in there right along with dreams and intriguing thoughts and ideas.<BR/>When the big bad WB hits, I go to my journal and start reading. Usually, just reading it breaks up the brain clog and it all flows free again.<BR/>Sarah McNeal<BR/>www.sarahmcneal.comSarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360056442460401727.post-77536908002501429672008-12-10T11:41:00.000-08:002008-12-10T11:41:00.000-08:00I understand. I go to bed at night and there is t...I understand. I go to bed at night and there is this fantastic movie rolling in my head, fully detailed with what my character is about to do, how the heroine is behaving, the screnery...what can I say, epic stuff. <BR/><BR/>In the morning, the details are sketchy or I can't recall a blasted thing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360056442460401727.post-27651334192697348672008-12-10T05:47:00.000-08:002008-12-10T05:47:00.000-08:00I'm always shocked by the "Where do you get your i...I'm always shocked by the "Where do you get your ideas?" questions. Am I the only one who can't shut the wretched things off (this is not a complaint, please do not stop me being hit on the head by the idea fairy)?<BR/><BR/>The other day I was innocently walking home, saw an advert on a bus shelter and by time I'd reached home - 5 minutes up the road - I'd had a story plotted from beginning to end. <BR/><BR/>Now writing it, that's the hard part!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4360056442460401727.post-17788872183224143272008-12-09T13:34:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:34:00.000-08:00I'm with you, Nancy. Sometimes I can't sleep at ni...I'm with you, Nancy. Sometimes I can't sleep at night because the voices in my head just won't shut up. :)Melinda Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15873296075529304961noreply@blogger.com