tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post8826549476583473607..comments2024-01-29T10:16:49.201+00:00Comments on 52 Ways To Write A Novel: Week Three: The Impossible IdeaJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06700477414937065931noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-1743707754560110042014-05-12T17:34:52.280+01:002014-05-12T17:34:52.280+01:00I read or see something that, for whatever reason,...I read or see something that, for whatever reason, strikes a chord in my mind and then stays there. I call it an itch that won't go away, because I know eventually I'll use it somewhere, sometime, in a story.Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-63744091482598152232014-05-12T14:03:09.202+01:002014-05-12T14:03:09.202+01:00This is encouraging as sometimes I feel my novel h...This is encouraging as sometimes I feel my novel has similarities with other works, but I've read so much over the years it's not too surprising!Lisa Woodshttp://www.welneywishes.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-76262593527542255572014-05-12T11:56:47.949+01:002014-05-12T11:56:47.949+01:00Something pops into my head that triggers a thoug...Something pops into my head that triggers a thought process. If I wasn't a writer, the thought would be meaningless. I am currently working on a thriller that was inspired simply by my brother mentioning the name of a distant relative who I had never met. The name wouldn't leave me and consequently I am writing (trying to) a story using him as a character that fits an imaginary profile.Michael Parkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17069186415478764638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-26222265432211873882014-05-12T11:36:42.080+01:002014-05-12T11:36:42.080+01:00It would be wonderful, wouldn't it, Lesley, to...It would be wonderful, wouldn't it, Lesley, to have a real Ideas Shop?<br /><br />But then, I can see it now ... we'd all turn up to the annual writers' party, and shock, horror, at least ten people there would be wearing THE SAME IDEA! Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700477414937065931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359488738647542307.post-21637416067703701702014-05-12T11:28:03.476+01:002014-05-12T11:28:03.476+01:00The question we all hate - and you've explaine...The question we all hate - and you've explained the process so well. I usually say "The ideas shop".Lesley Cookmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10699182779296799170noreply@blogger.com