Well.
I'm thinking about shelving my current WIP for awhile. (Oh, wait. Two monts without real progress? I think I already have shelved it.)
So, I'd like to start writing something new.
But, what?
Writers, how do you come up with your story ideas?
Non-writers, what kinds of books do you like to read? What plots appeal to you?
Anyone at all: if you have a suggestion or an idea for a book, leave it in the comments! Don't you sometimes hear about a certain situation and think, that would make the best book or movie? Do tell!
(I know, if it's so easy, why don't I just come up with my own idea?!)
(Come on, I'm preggers. Throw me a bone.)
I'm thinking about shelving my current WIP for awhile. (Oh, wait. Two monts without real progress? I think I already have shelved it.)
So, I'd like to start writing something new.
But, what?
Writers, how do you come up with your story ideas?
Non-writers, what kinds of books do you like to read? What plots appeal to you?
Anyone at all: if you have a suggestion or an idea for a book, leave it in the comments! Don't you sometimes hear about a certain situation and think, that would make the best book or movie? Do tell!
(I know, if it's so easy, why don't I just come up with my own idea?!)
(Come on, I'm preggers. Throw me a bone.)
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Another thing I love to do is sit somewhere and people watch (a good pastime for a prego) and make up little backstories for the people I see. You can build little worlds around each one of them and link them together to make stories. It's fun and sometimes great ideas spring out of it.
Or you could start a story with this line: I didn't really plan on dying, but in retrospect, it was probably the best thing that ever happened to me.
Or this one: Smothering someone with a pillow is harder than it looks in the movies.
:)
Novel idea: Single mother Kentucky blogger and jogger must decide what's more important, the "Run for the Roses" or being a good mom and blogpal.
I have no other ideas. :( Sorry. haha.
Here's an idea I have in my file that I'll probably never get around to writing: a story about a woman who starts out flipping a house and ends up remodeling her life. (If you're into those house renovation shows, that is.)
I wish I knew where it went.