tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post1269588634757010995..comments2024-01-30T13:57:40.271+11:00Comments on LoveCats DownUnder: An Idea Or Two......Ally Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17352564320902831489noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-56005670598364315012013-03-02T21:47:34.951+11:002013-03-02T21:47:34.951+11:00Helen, we've turned into Jamie Oliver 30 Minut...Helen, we've turned into Jamie Oliver 30 Minute Meals fans here! Of course it takes us longer than 30 minutes! LOL<br /><br />I do enjoy the gardening shows too - alas the green-thumb gene passed me right by!<br /><br />I'm fairly new to brainstorming but I'm a complete convert! Though my inner editor still struggles to take over at times! Sharon Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06836969154744451542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-60647975326174897082013-02-26T17:22:23.239+11:002013-02-26T17:22:23.239+11:00Hi Rachel - oh, cooking shows.... yes. Love MKR......Hi Rachel - oh, cooking shows.... yes. Love MKR.... but sadly my cooking wouldn't make the grade. Brainstorming seems to be a 'must do' for most writers :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-23129671651610055402013-02-26T17:20:37.748+11:002013-02-26T17:20:37.748+11:00Hi Barb - you have that creative furniture gene - ...Hi Barb - you have that creative furniture gene - I'm jealous :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-3313726584262421782013-02-26T13:11:25.923+11:002013-02-26T13:11:25.923+11:00I love brainstorming too! And I love that ideas co...I love brainstorming too! And I love that ideas come from all sorts of random places. <br /><br />And yes, I watch gardening shows and want to plant a new garden. Ditto with home decorating shows and cooking shows. :)Rachel Baileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200504088343160284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-15495171834337428112013-02-26T07:57:10.812+11:002013-02-26T07:57:10.812+11:00Oh, Helen I can so relate to your friend. I've...Oh, Helen I can so relate to your friend. I've seen so many old pieces of furniture and been able to visualize what they'd look like done up...trouble is, I bought them all (and the fabric and bits of bobs to do them up) and every single one is still sitting in the shed...{:o/<br /><br />I'm a big brainstorming fan too. LOVE to both help my writing buddies with their "inspiration" and have them help me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16901406136963950025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-19220281319412853122013-02-26T07:10:20.857+11:002013-02-26T07:10:20.857+11:00Hi Michelle - brainstorming is fabulous. When I ge...Hi Michelle - brainstorming is fabulous. When I get the chance to do this with my best writing buddy it really gets the creative well flowing. :)Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-4102092763940215092013-02-25T15:40:52.765+11:002013-02-25T15:40:52.765+11:00Ideas really can spark from anywhere can't the...Ideas really can spark from anywhere can't they, Helen? A snatch of something half overheard. A story someone tells you about someone they know. An editor asking, 'could you please write a Christmas story?' I find, however, that it's a few of these all mixed up together that creates a story. I think that's why I always find it so hard to go back and trace the genesis of a story.<br /><br />P.S. One of my favourite things to do is brainstorm with friends. It can be amazing what different directions a story can go in with different energies sparking and creating so much potential. :-)Michelle Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07748538761711892080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-44570775251193902072013-02-25T09:52:41.741+11:002013-02-25T09:52:41.741+11:00Hi Joanne - I often do that too in movies ... espe...Hi Joanne - I often do that too in movies ... especially if I think the ending could have been better (like in Somersby for instance) And free papers with kooky stories sounds like a goldmine of ideas.Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-66896200721580858452013-02-25T09:51:12.057+11:002013-02-25T09:51:12.057+11:00Hi Annie - I always love hearing how other people ...Hi Annie - I always love hearing how other people get their inspiration ... it fuels my own imagination if that makes sense. Great title too.Helen Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06430510162241437623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-3582105498862949112013-02-25T07:53:38.395+11:002013-02-25T07:53:38.395+11:00Hi Helen - good post :) I sometimes wish I could t...Hi Helen - good post :) I sometimes wish I could turn my brain off with the "what ifs". Often when I see a good show/movie or something good happens, I start what-ifing. <br /><br />One of my favourite inspirations is the free Melbourne paper - Mx, there's the Sx in Sydney. They have lots of kooky stories in them and ......they're true! Great to be inspired with more "what-ifs".Joanne Dannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860484505716962263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2489168146200487747.post-46829865611802046482013-02-25T05:57:02.771+11:002013-02-25T05:57:02.771+11:00Helen, it's amazing what different people draw...Helen, it's amazing what different people draw inspiration from, isn't it? I smiled about your friend being able to visualise a rejuvenated piece of furniture in a finished room while you just see the old furniture. It's wonderful how our minds work in different ways and we all come up with different things from the same ingredients - like being at a writing workshop and all being asked to write something on the same theme - and we all tackle it from a different angle. Fascinating!<br /><br />I'm about to tackle a new story soon but the ideas are still tumbling about - a little unfixed. I love it when inspiration hits out of the blue with some chance words. I was once trying to work out a title for my current manuscript when I came up with 'The Unwanted Wife' - which was nothing to do with the manuscript at all. But it sounded so intriguing I jotted it down anyway and kept coming back to it over a few months, wondering why she was unwanted. When I worked that out I had a story I just couldn't wait to write.Annie Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804740491737358014noreply@blogger.com