tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post2015307908257579135..comments2024-03-26T05:15:39.663-07:00Comments on Equestrian Ink: On Writing: Ideas!Jami Davenporthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05259390150273030284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-74612523129566750002014-02-24T15:54:28.609-08:002014-02-24T15:54:28.609-08:00Thanks Linda! We need to keep encouraging each oth...Thanks Linda! We need to keep encouraging each other. :) Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-61800117863826813432014-02-24T14:13:06.969-08:002014-02-24T14:13:06.969-08:00Your new book idea sounds cool, Alison. I've o...Your new book idea sounds cool, Alison. I've often used a picture to spark ideas, too. It gets your mind working and wondering about something, and then (especially in your case) you research it and find out lots of new things. Good luck with the writing!Linda Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17948970237555890150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-23913838899445471942014-02-23T16:37:11.424-08:002014-02-23T16:37:11.424-08:00You succeeded with your series, too, so your plan ...You succeeded with your series, too, so your plan obviously worked!<br /><br />Good luck with Gunther. Alisonhttp://www.alisonhartbooks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5037107797013641705.post-87007325386921822912014-02-22T07:57:06.927-08:002014-02-22T07:57:06.927-08:00I could not agree with you more about series. I wo...I could not agree with you more about series. I worked really hard to stay engaged with my series character--put her through many life changes...etc, and I tried to find a plot idea for every single book that was new and also interesting to me. I did end the series after twelve books because I realized that I was starting to get tired of writing it, and I, like you, have often noticed that when the author is quite apparently burned out on a series the books become dull. And I didn't want that to happen.<br /><br />As for ideas, mostly mine came from something I'd seen or heard about in my own life...and then I expanded this into a mystery plot. I like your concept for the new book--starting with something real that interests you and then making it fit your fictional concept. That's pretty much how I worked with my mysteries, too.<br /><br />Good luck with the new book--my son and I both really enjoyed "Darling."Laura Crumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15200878892304748308noreply@blogger.com