tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post7170518747304758527..comments2023-09-05T08:36:25.033-07:00Comments on Author Lisa Gail Green: Brain StormsLisa Gail Greenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03648323153868702165noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-20225400723139357902012-07-06T17:23:41.997-07:002012-07-06T17:23:41.997-07:00Hi Lisa! :)
This advice: "Don't ever cou...Hi Lisa! :)<br /><br />This advice: "Don't ever count anything as waste, you never know what will occur to you later!" <-is great.<br /><br />I wrote a great chapter one opening to a ms that went nowhere. So I filed it. A couple of years later, I pulled it out and the piece made a great chapter ten opening to my WIP. :)<br /><br />You never know! <br /><br />Oh, and to add to your list: change up the gender of an important secondary character, but keep most of the action the same. Not my original idea - someone else came up with it (maybe Elizabeth Craig?). I thought that was an interesting idea!<br /><br />Happy Friday!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-6009465236668870512012-07-05T12:02:05.797-07:002012-07-05T12:02:05.797-07:00Wonderful suggestions. It seems like I always star...Wonderful suggestions. It seems like I always start with tired ideas, but brainstorming helps me go deeper and sometimes find something unique. And it's so true that every moment at the keyboard is a step ahead.Cynthia Chapman Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408985785062180536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-71072855433624161752012-07-03T17:06:53.312-07:002012-07-03T17:06:53.312-07:00You're so right. Nothing is ever wasted. I tre...You're so right. Nothing is ever wasted. I treat everything as practice for something else. I just don't know what that something else is until I meet it.<br /><br />I like the idea of shifting or flipping. That can open so many possibilities for your next story.cleemckenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456109243453726483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-73775475282570424472012-07-03T11:12:49.251-07:002012-07-03T11:12:49.251-07:00I love brainstorming. It's so important to pu...I love brainstorming. It's so important to push it to come up w/ something fresh, just like you showed!S.P. Sipalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943968424012034217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-87271258069572579552012-07-03T09:31:17.424-07:002012-07-03T09:31:17.424-07:00Love these ideas for helping a spark turn into a f...Love these ideas for helping a spark turn into a flame. Thanks, Lisa.Leslie S. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17122865337924270039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-7561600486211020132012-07-03T09:00:21.472-07:002012-07-03T09:00:21.472-07:00Great suggestions for making sure your idea is the...Great suggestions for making sure your idea is the best (and most interesting) it can be. I used to go with the first idea I had right out of the box. Then I had the good fortune to meet talented professionals and learn how they approached their stories. They always threw away their first idea, and the ones that followed they put through a mill of transformational tests (such as the ones you describe) that resulted in extraordinary results.elizabethfaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04054541448639306878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-82218017360668001382012-07-03T08:26:58.548-07:002012-07-03T08:26:58.548-07:00I was in the middle of writing a book I'd want...I was in the middle of writing a book I'd wanted to write for years, but then decided it would be a good time to try my hand at something totally different. All I had was a one sentence premise and a goal to write 1000 words a day and see where it leads me. Each day more details about the story seem to surface. I like your suggestion to twist things around. I'll give it whirl.Laurisa White Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12500840034913586508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-33049172192632789772012-07-03T05:18:22.736-07:002012-07-03T05:18:22.736-07:00Great tips! I have a story idea I've been tryi...Great tips! I have a story idea I've been trying to figure out for a while now; I'll have to see if these techniques might spark something.Anna Staniszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09316883819771607655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-61172550955879544282012-07-02T11:29:42.726-07:002012-07-02T11:29:42.726-07:00Ooh, I love the idea of looking at it from another...Ooh, I love the idea of looking at it from another character's POV. At the very least, that gives depth to your original concept. Thanks!Vicki Tremperhttp://www.vbtremper.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-71801869876499127872012-07-02T09:26:28.820-07:002012-07-02T09:26:28.820-07:00Flipping things around in one way or another is on...Flipping things around in one way or another is one of the best ways to get my brain working! Great tips :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-47379234400271765242012-07-02T09:10:01.850-07:002012-07-02T09:10:01.850-07:00Approaching it from a side character's point o...Approaching it from a side character's point of view is a great idea, I hadn't thought of that! I have an idea I'm excited about for NaNoWriMo this year, but I was just wondering how I could flip it or twist it to make it more original!Margo Berendsenhttp://margoberendsen.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-46553079106217553152012-07-02T07:34:28.844-07:002012-07-02T07:34:28.844-07:00I have pages and pages of ideas. Are all of the wo...I have pages and pages of ideas. Are all of the worthy of a book? No. But at least they're available to me if I need them. <br /><br />I spend lots of time marinating on ideas. My next book has been simmering in my head for a few months now, even though I won't write it for a while. That's the way that works best for me.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-83248482494523531022012-07-02T07:26:07.707-07:002012-07-02T07:26:07.707-07:00"Sometimes it takes time to find the heart of..."Sometimes it takes time to find the heart of your story." <-- YES! Love that.Barbara Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06547166495514562286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-47912645822915943632012-07-02T06:23:53.364-07:002012-07-02T06:23:53.364-07:00Fun ideas!Fun ideas!Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-56651525491483676022012-07-02T05:09:16.505-07:002012-07-02T05:09:16.505-07:00I've never struggled with finding what to writ...I've never struggled with finding what to write next but I will have ideas that I can't seem to get right. I usually let them sit for a bit and wait for my brain to do the work!Laura Paulinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503090226508079501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-38683989164564978882012-07-02T04:53:01.564-07:002012-07-02T04:53:01.564-07:00I've never had this problem, though I know a f...I've never had this problem, though I know a few writers who have struggled.<br /><br />I love your suggestions, Lisa, especially #3.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6734108232999147338.post-11563839032552704172012-07-02T04:33:22.893-07:002012-07-02T04:33:22.893-07:00Great things to think about Lisa whether you'r...Great things to think about Lisa whether you're stuck or you want to make your story more unique. Thanks for sharing the tips.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.com