tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post3358717435364687566..comments2023-09-06T05:48:05.398-06:00Comments on Terry's Place: New Ideas for the New YearTerry Odellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-45046313188765952022011-01-05T15:52:16.840-07:002011-01-05T15:52:16.840-07:00One of my historical romances, Wild Angel, set in ...One of my historical romances, Wild Angel, set in medieval Ireland, grew out of the Jimi Hendrix song Voodoo Chile, so you never know where inspiration might strike!Miriam MIngerhttp://www.amazon.com/Wild-Angel-ebook/dp/B004BA5GUO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1294267830&sr=1-3noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-6643712578598552582011-01-04T19:46:32.081-07:002011-01-04T19:46:32.081-07:00The author thanks you, Doranna. :)
The Chaos b...The author thanks you, Doranna. :) <br /><br />The Chaos books are an example of a simple idea blossoming into not just a story, but a six-volume story (or will be when it's finished). The simple idea was that small bodies like asteroids or comets are subject to chaotic gravitational influences from moving planets, and once in a while one gets flung right at us. I wanted to expand that core notion so that chaotic elements would be a part of the inner life of my protagonist. So I started by putting him in a confused state on the surface of Neptune's moon Triton, and then threw his life into chaos with an unusual sort of alien contact. The story grew organically from his character and his needs, as well as from outside influences.Jeffrey A. Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533281031336071492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-83078923836338659962011-01-04T16:51:39.114-07:002011-01-04T16:51:39.114-07:00See, there's a *reason* I just got the Chaos C...See, there's a *reason* I just got the Chaos Chronicles omnibus.... ;>Doranna Durginhttp://doranna.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-33388862482696478142011-01-04T11:52:38.051-07:002011-01-04T11:52:38.051-07:00Great post, Jeffrey! And so true that it still tak...Great post, Jeffrey! And so true that it still takes real people to add to the sci fi experience. <br /><br />So many ideas start out as a 'what if'. Some make it, others don't. The challenge is figuring out which ones will make it.Linda Wisdomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04398941824875217938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-5134435619292921162011-01-04T11:28:16.513-07:002011-01-04T11:28:16.513-07:00The silliest idea I've ever received from a fa...The silliest idea I've ever received from a fan was the fact her furnace came on while she was on vacation and the heat melted nearly everything in her house!<br />Wow, maybe I can work up a conflict with the furnace repair man!Phoebe Connhttp://phoebeconn.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-46203162331056916412011-01-04T09:59:28.184-07:002011-01-04T09:59:28.184-07:00I think most writers have the experience of people...I think most writers have the experience of people saying to them, "I have a great idea. Can you write it for me?" The idea is the easy first step. The payoff is figuring out how to make a story of it. <br /><br />Good luck, Kristi, with your new book!Jeffrey A. Carverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03533281031336071492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-56006396336737867702011-01-04T09:17:27.852-07:002011-01-04T09:17:27.852-07:00I LOVE sci-fi and just finished writing my first s...I LOVE sci-fi and just finished writing my first sci-fi YA book. These are great points--my favorite compliments from my crit partners about my book are how much they love the characters. World-building is important, but you're right-- if the reader doesn't care about the characters, then the world won't matter. Thanks for a great guest post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05255908019822363456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-15384517447278566202011-01-04T08:09:36.879-07:002011-01-04T08:09:36.879-07:00Great point. I've heard many people tell me t...Great point. I've heard many people tell me that they "had an idea for me" to write about--but there wasn't enough there to actually make a story with. It takes some conflict and some characters that come to life. Nice post. :)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.com