http://www.heretocreate.com/2010/02/18/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/ We are here to create, not merely to survive. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:54:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.heretocreate.com/2010/02/18/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-20518 C.S. Swarts Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:38:01 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/?p=316#comment-20518 Something I need to practice more is taking inspiration from pictures, my surroundings, etc., rather than waiting for it to come to me. A few weeks ago I browsed through a folder of pictures I have and came up with several story ideas. Keeps the well from going dry. Something I need to practice more is taking inspiration from pictures, my surroundings, etc., rather than waiting for it to come to me. A few weeks ago I browsed through a folder of pictures I have and came up with several story ideas. Keeps the well from going dry.

]]> http://www.heretocreate.com/2010/02/18/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-20517 Voyagefan Sat, 20 Feb 2010 18:11:01 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/?p=316#comment-20517 I usually look around me, notice my surroundings, when I'm out in public. I get inspiration from other places, too. Pictures, websites, all sorts of stuff. If I see something interesting, I can probably write about it. I usually look around me, notice my surroundings, when I’m out in public. I get inspiration from other places, too. Pictures, websites, all sorts of stuff. If I see something interesting, I can probably write about it.

]]> http://www.heretocreate.com/2010/02/18/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-20515 C.S. Swarts Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:58:56 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/?p=316#comment-20515 Sometimes I think starting a story with minimal information can lead to the most creative solutions to story problems. Now if only the rest of the writing process came as easily as ideas do! Sometimes I think starting a story with minimal information can lead to the most creative solutions to story problems. Now if only the rest of the writing process came as easily as ideas do!

]]> http://www.heretocreate.com/2010/02/18/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-20513 Beth Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:40:44 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/?p=316#comment-20513 I draw my ideas from everywhere. Movies, books, songs, people I know, random things I see when I'm out and about... One story I wrote without knowing anything at the beginning except the names of four of the characters, that was it. And you are so right about ideas being all around. Finding a good idea isn't the hard part. The hard part is taking that idea to the next level. I draw my ideas from everywhere. Movies, books, songs, people I know, random things I see when I’m out and about… One story I wrote without knowing anything at the beginning except the names of four of the characters, that was it. And you are so right about ideas being all around. Finding a good idea isn’t the hard part. The hard part is taking that idea to the next level.

]]> http://www.heretocreate.com/2010/02/18/where-do-you-get-your-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-20510 C.S. Swarts Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:40:27 +0000 http://www.heretocreate.com/?p=316#comment-20510 Glad you liked the post! Music is a great inspiration for me too, though I have to keep myself from getting too caught up in the song and forgetting what I was writing sometimes. :) Glad you liked the post! Music is a great inspiration for me too, though I have to keep myself from getting too caught up in the song and forgetting what I was writing sometimes. :)

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