Comments on: Creative Ways to Brainstorm Story Ideas

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By: beccapuglisi

beccapuglisi — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:32:17 +0000

In reply to dholcomb1. Thanks for reading, Denise!

By: beccapuglisi

beccapuglisi — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:32:01 +0000

In reply to Eldred Bird. Sounds like a great place to start!

By: beccapuglisi

beccapuglisi — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 12:31:26 +0000

In reply to christopherlentzauthor. Love this! History (and the modern world, frankly) are full of inspirational moments and people. It's just a matter of figuring out a new angle to explore those stories from.

By: dholcomb1

dholcomb1 — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 05:01:11 +0000

great ideas.

denise

By: Eldred Bird

Eldred Bird — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 00:05:21 +0000

Great advice, Becca. Like Laura, I also start with my main character. I like to sit down and have a long talk with them before I start writing. I need to get to know them on a deeper level before telling their story. In fact, the more I get to know them, the more they will start telling me their own story! I figure the more real the character is to me, the more real they will become to the reader.

By: christopherlentzauthor

christopherlentzauthor — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 19:19:29 +0000

Thanks for the thought-provoking post. My light bulb is often turned on by high-drama events...events that readers know the ending to, but my characters have no clue about. My first novel is set against the 1906 earthquake and fire that destroyed San Francisco in 1906. This became a historical romance with multi-cultural complications. Another book was sparked by the making of the film "Some Like It Hot" in the 1950s with Marilyn Monroe. This became a women's friendship story, with a dash of romance...and a murder. My WIP is set against the bombing of Hiroshima. This one is a WWII story told from the female perspective and it centers on forgiveness...including forgiving yourself. I guess that's a long way of saying that visiting a place and learning about a significant event that happened there is what gets my brain to storm.

By: beccapuglisi

beccapuglisi — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:32:40 +0000

In reply to Ellen Buikema. Yes, it helps to be recognizable, lol. I like your process. Knowing a little bit about the character AND the story is a good base of information.

By: Ellen Buikema

Ellen Buikema — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:46:37 +0000

Hi Becca!

I tend to start with a character and something a little bit longer than a logline, maybe a paragraph.

Fantastic article. The bonus tips are helpful.

I love your new photo! I need a new one too and really dislike getting my picture taken. But ya gotta do what ya gotta do.

By: beccapuglisi

beccapuglisi — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 16:21:13 +0000

In reply to Kris Maze. I'm so glad you got something useful from it. And thank you! It was ten years since the last one was taken and I was a little nervous about the results—not being a huge fan of the ten-year challenge, lol. But I'm happy with how it turned out. :)