tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post6563915939622237438..comments2024-03-28T18:40:05.789-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Gathering Stories By Joyce Ann BrownJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-1863455197754496892016-02-13T17:18:18.998-05:002016-02-13T17:18:18.998-05:00Great comments. I love it that so many writers (an...Great comments. I love it that so many writers (and readers) love stories with animals in them. No wonder people watch those cute cat videos no matter how many they've seen. <br />Kait, in my book, Furtive Investigation, the cat finds a skeleton in the attic. Your experience with Mr. Jinx sounds spooky--would make a great story starter.<br />It sounds as if I'm not the only one who writes down my ideas on anything available. So many stories, so little time!Joyce Ann Brownhttp://www.joyceannbrown.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-20134409817102069372016-02-13T16:52:56.929-05:002016-02-13T16:52:56.929-05:00I keep a daily journal about what I'm doing an...I keep a daily journal about what I'm doing and what I've read,and thoughts I have, but I<br />keep another notebook near my nesting chair and another beside my bed to jot down ideas. I also carry a small notebooks in my purse at all times, too. I clip things out of the newspaper, also. I listen to people in restaurants or in waiting rooms and jot things down. One conversation I jotte down appeared in my 2nd book. It didn't have a lot to do with the plot, but introduced a type of dog that appeared throughout the book. Being an animal lover, <br />I like books with animals, too.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50562202763594208062016-02-13T15:34:25.101-05:002016-02-13T15:34:25.101-05:00In complete agreement with Warren. Restaurants are...In complete agreement with Warren. Restaurants are the greatest places for story fodder. Sometimes two or more conversations will weave together and the plot, as they say, thickens. I have a shelf of journals, lots of story ideas contained therein. Big problem--can't search them. They span a period of 20 years and everytime I try to find something I remember...well, it's always a trip down memory lane. Tried to keep a journal on computer, but somehow it's not as satisfying as writing by hand. <br /><br />Cat stories, oh boy, so many. The oddest is the first. I was nine and went into the attic to fetch something my mother wanted. This was the kind of attic accessed by a trap door in the top of a closet. My cat, Mr. Jinx, was up there. At least it looked like my cat. Only Jinx was at the bottom of the ladder. When I looked back towards Mr. Jinx in the attic, he was gone. Two days later so was Mr. Jinx. He was an indoor/outdoor cat. He went out and never came home.I still miss him.Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47113036160301127242016-02-13T12:25:46.641-05:002016-02-13T12:25:46.641-05:00I have a file bulging with story ideas, and jot do...I have a file bulging with story ideas, and jot down additional ones in a spiral-bound notebook I keep next to the computer, filled with sticky notes.<br /><br />Many of my ideas are visual prompts. It's tougher to build a story around them rather than a story line based on a snatch of conversation or agony aunt newspaper column.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-41168000940350226202016-02-13T11:30:04.420-05:002016-02-13T11:30:04.420-05:00Overhearing conversations in places like restauran...Overhearing conversations in places like restaurants can provide story ideas. It would be great if I could just tell the speakers to talk louder.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-28797304565117453492016-02-13T11:20:15.447-05:002016-02-13T11:20:15.447-05:00Just when I think I have a method for saving all t...Just when I think I have a method for saving all those great ideas - poof! I lose it! <br />Thank you for stopping by WWK. Your books sound wonderful!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-50492336355388742462016-02-13T11:01:11.255-05:002016-02-13T11:01:11.255-05:00I never seem to be at a loss for story ideas--just...I never seem to be at a loss for story ideas--just at a loss for the time & energy to write & edit them!<br /><br />Animals can make a story more "human" (how's that for an inappropriate expression?) and I enjoy reading about them. We presently have two dogs and six cats (none of the cats are deliberately acquired--they just show up) and they do provide a rich source for stories and subplots.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-91590018970567056882016-02-13T09:17:02.787-05:002016-02-13T09:17:02.787-05:00Little post-it notes don't really cut it, and ...Little post-it notes don't really cut it, and that's my method. (Sigh) <br /><br />I love series that have animals. One I'm reading now has a cat character who guards his mistress, the main character. He alerts her to sounds and people outside of her house and has been known to attack when she is bodily threatened. With the human males in her life, he trips them and sheds all over their clothing. He's a cool dude!E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-47517504255114354122016-02-13T01:56:22.074-05:002016-02-13T01:56:22.074-05:00I write stuff down and can never find it when I wa...I write stuff down and can never find it when I want it! However, just the process of writing it down settles it into my memory and I can usually retrieve the key point. The rest needs to fit the actual story anyhow, so I’d probably have to change it if I did have an accurate description. I have always wished to be organized and never quite pulled it off.<br /><br />~ JimJim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.com