tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post5704508474765595920..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: Max Your DreamsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-77378148202032975002011-01-22T19:46:40.463-05:002011-01-22T19:46:40.463-05:00I'd really like to read a story from you popul...I'd really like to read a story from you populated with all those <i>Barbie dolls, all smiling and staring at you with those creepy blank eyes.</i> I'd read it in a heartbeat!<br /><br />I need to start doing more with the journaling thing, filling one with the sights, sounds and people in my stories. I think it would help during those times when my imagination comes to a complete standstill. And I think in this case, it would work better by hand rather than on the computer. But I'm always willing to give something a shot! Thanks.nightsmusichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984119792540771870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-73616692942660808612011-01-22T19:40:10.907-05:002011-01-22T19:40:10.907-05:00This is kind of a sidebar to the true point of you...This is kind of a sidebar to the true point of your blog (which is very cool -- I love the picture of the woman in boots). But anyway, once I took a temp job as receptionist in the cardiac cath lab of a major hospital. I was 19 years old. I didn't learn until I got there that the reception phone overlooked the surgical area. Just me, at a desk, looking in at someone having a cardiac cath procedure done.<br /><br />So I'd been there five minutes, and the woman on the table woke up and started screaming.<br /><br />I almost started screaming.<br /><br />Of course they quickly sedated her, but it was the more terrifying thing I've ever seen. It turns out she hadn't disclosed that she was a heavy alcoholic, and they hadn't given her enough anaesthetic (Or something. This was 14 years ago.).<br /><br />I will never, ever forget that moment. <br /><br />And if I ever need a cardiac cath procedure done, I won't be going to that hospital.<br /><br />(That temp job didn't last the day.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09215557278096889044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-3662080157387813742011-01-22T19:37:15.877-05:002011-01-22T19:37:15.877-05:00Visual cues is not something I've used often, ...Visual cues is not something I've used often, mainly because it can be extremely difficult to find a picture that fits. For fantasy, I find that DeviantArt is a good source for visuals of mythical creatures, setting and buildings. I'd do it myself, but I have absolutely no talent for it. :p I've also found that some software designed for tabletop role playing games can be quite useful. I recently purchased FantasyMapper, a software suite designed for TRPG's. It allows you to make fractal maps of whole worlds that you can zoom into right down to the local level. You can design cities, star maps for sci-fi games, even deck plans for space ships. The world mapper can even create rainfall and temperature patterns, altitudes and climate zones based on a very easy (even for a technophobe like me) data entry interface. It's a lot of fun to play around with. I started out creating a random map just to test the program, and immediately found myself imagining what manner of creatures the world would produce, given the parameters I gave it. From there, you can create all kinds of stories. <br /><br />I also use music as inspiration. I've drawn whole story concepts out of instrumental music (Keiko Matsui's music seems to be especially inspiring). <br /><br />I'll have to see if I can find more images to work with, but most of the time I make do with descriptions when I can't find something close enough. <br /><br />Thanks for a very good entry!Keita Harukanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-2717978711169961232011-01-22T15:03:41.677-05:002011-01-22T15:03:41.677-05:00Great article! I linked to it from our Blog today....Great article! I linked to it from our Blog today...thanks! http://www.g10writers.comCWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17263227094758924641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-2257213700894588352011-01-22T12:20:35.535-05:002011-01-22T12:20:35.535-05:00I don't do a specific journal for a writing pr...I don't do a specific journal for a writing project but I've found what ever I'm writing shows up in my art journal in some very unexpected ways.<br /><br />I like the idea of taking detail photographs of a real location that's similar to one in my story.Sofie Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16830230500527705589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-18055509096107987042011-01-22T09:01:59.636-05:002011-01-22T09:01:59.636-05:00I've always, always gotten comments about sett...I've always, always gotten comments about setting - there's never enough. For exotic settings, I use a site called www.trekearth.com - I think you'd love it. Photos from all over the world.<br /><br />It's really helped to flesh out the world for my WiP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-72756096952871437382011-01-22T07:58:20.762-05:002011-01-22T07:58:20.762-05:00I'm feeling the need, more and more, to create...I'm feeling the need, more and more, to create thorough notes for each character. I've done this on computer before, but I don't think it works well for me. I'm off this morning to get a notebook--maybe several of them--and I'm going to clip magazines and other items that describe who each person is, what he looks like, eats, does for fun, etc. I need to really figure out who these people are and why they are fascinating to me, for they aren't getting across to my readers.<br /><br />Your paragraph on perfect people really resonates with me. I find myself so turned off by a book in which everyone is gorgeous, toned, with perfect eyes and hair. *cringe*Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-76912460020967036502011-01-22T04:33:58.810-05:002011-01-22T04:33:58.810-05:00Thanks for another excellent post on the creative ...Thanks for another excellent post on the creative process. A veritable font of inspiration. Like you, if I can see a scene in my head I can write it. The difficulty is in generating and imagining and visualising the scene in the first place.lxzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14898457609552734512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-80910540160894952222011-01-22T00:16:45.919-05:002011-01-22T00:16:45.919-05:00This is such a cool post Lynn! I checked out Max M...This is such a cool post Lynn! I checked out Max My Dream and it's really neat. :) <br /><br />Story visualization is very important to me too. That's why I try to sketch when I'm having trouble with my stories. <br /><br />~TRA<br /><br />http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.comWendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.com