tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post5356791947983448748..comments2023-10-20T04:44:55.665-05:00Comments on Ink in the Book: A to Z Challenge: IInk in the Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-60730684030413947922013-04-13T09:05:30.734-05:002013-04-13T09:05:30.734-05:00Ingenious! Yes - to make anew is the thing. Can we...Ingenious! Yes - to make anew is the thing. Can we do it? Only if we sail out bravely - willing to go beyond the map where the monsters lie.<br /><a href="http://www.labanan.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Jan Morrison</a>Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12727266796590751202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-42704099421289342212013-04-13T05:23:08.287-05:002013-04-13T05:23:08.287-05:00Hi, friend... well, I'm workin' on it... h...Hi, friend... well, I'm workin' on it... ha. Best regards to you. Come visit if you have time. I truly enjoyed reading your post. Ruby Grammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07080499751409620799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-78989002574188972042013-04-12T22:09:10.521-05:002013-04-12T22:09:10.521-05:00Sure, all stories can boil down to one of a handfu...Sure, all stories can boil down to one of a handful of extremely generic story lines, but what's different is your spin on them. Kids going to boarding school has been done, as have kids who can do magic. But how many stories have a boy whose trying to survive and ultimately destroy the evil wizard trying to rule the world? A generic story that's been done to death is good girl dates bad jerk and "loves" him until he's someone she can tolerate. <br /><br />I think you know you have a unique story if you can distill it down to a quick description of the main characters, without names, and the climax, and know which you're talking about. A boy trying to survive and an evil wizard trying to rule the world are, of course, Harry Potter and Voldemorte, and Harry's trying to destroy him. The good girl who "loves" the bad boy accurately describes probably half the "romances" out there, including 50 Shades.Someone in the Pacific Northwesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16334594486989015587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-25860794216727117472013-04-12T21:28:59.647-05:002013-04-12T21:28:59.647-05:00It helps to know that great stories are centered o...It helps to know that great stories are centered on universals. Things that resonate with large numbers of people. They've all been written about since long before we were born, but new stories are still needed. Marciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10006966091789130047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-40266974669472029232013-04-12T17:04:35.455-05:002013-04-12T17:04:35.455-05:00I think originality comes in with our writing styl...I think originality comes in with our writing style/voice and how we put things together. Because otherwise, it's been done.M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-17474352244135134882013-04-12T13:04:01.168-05:002013-04-12T13:04:01.168-05:00Ah lovely post, we all strive for this definitely,...Ah lovely post, we all strive for this definitely, we each have a unique view of the world we just need to get that out on paper! :)VikLithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12675200811539358961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-52581259934706988492013-04-12T09:17:39.009-05:002013-04-12T09:17:39.009-05:00I'm sometimes asked to 'compare' mysel...I'm sometimes asked to 'compare' myself or my books to others, but I can't do it. Everyone's writing is (or should be) different.<br /><br />Visiting from the A-Z Challenge <a href="http://paulamartinpotpourri.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/kenilworth-castle.html" rel="nofollow">Paula Martin - Romance Author</a>Paula Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10040623635956769807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-29072417071402057822013-04-12T08:58:34.768-05:002013-04-12T08:58:34.768-05:00I think the trouble begins when you start *trying*...I think the trouble begins when you start *trying* to be unique, original, etc. I think that the best way to go is to "go with the flow" and let your imagination run wild - let that special story lurking inside emerge and write it.Trishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16927558937796802496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-764762525447508262013-04-11T23:01:55.640-05:002013-04-11T23:01:55.640-05:00I have lived a very eventful life, so I start with...I have lived a very eventful life, so I start with something that happened to me and work up a story from there.<br /><br />Dropping by from A to Z. This is my first year participating.<br /><br />Brett Minor<br /><a href="http://www.transformednonconformist.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Transformed Nonconformist</a>Brett Minorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181569922751252054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-3432424869510913562013-04-11T22:14:04.379-05:002013-04-11T22:14:04.379-05:00Yes, we just have to keep at it and use fresh eyes...Yes, we just have to keep at it and use fresh eyes and words to convey the same old ideas ;D<br /><br />Nicely done!<br />@>---------------Ellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06070952447277684613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-4550825915458837882013-04-11T16:47:24.567-05:002013-04-11T16:47:24.567-05:00Nothing to be said (or written) that hasn't be...Nothing to be said (or written) that hasn't been said. We take an old idea and put our own print on it, so it's fresh in some ways. <br />Enjoyed being here. <br />Silvia @ <a href="http://silviatomasvillalobos.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Silvia Writes</a><br />Silvia Writeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14437144517262211712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-18508535555154257432013-04-11T13:48:08.926-05:002013-04-11T13:48:08.926-05:00Hi. We all write the same things at some point, I ...Hi. We all write the same things at some point, I suppose, but from a different perspective, and that is where ingenuity applies and new ideas are generated. Thanks for the inspiration! Just visiting your blog in the big A-Z and extending an invitation to visit mine :) Sharon Himslhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08835934582653243661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-62648728947088743562013-04-11T13:18:23.567-05:002013-04-11T13:18:23.567-05:00One way of giving a universal concept a 'uniqu...One way of giving a universal concept a 'unique' spin is to ask yourself what that concept MEANs to you; then taken it one level deeper is ask yourself what that (MEANING) tells you about YOURSELF. -Belinda [A - Z participant; today I'm talking about jingoism - hope to see you around]Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-48040869398995416872013-04-11T12:58:49.249-05:002013-04-11T12:58:49.249-05:00Few things have not been written about at this poi...Few things have not been written about at this point, but Stephen King said in one of his books that the trick is to take two unrelated ideas and bring them together in a way no one has done before. He said the ideas don't have to be original ideas, but the tying together has to be original. That opens up the storyline possibilities, I think. :-)<br /><br />Have a beautiful week, my friend!JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05234966786590125696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-37326676758644711782013-04-11T10:37:06.747-05:002013-04-11T10:37:06.747-05:00You do tend to think that everything has been done...You do tend to think that everything has been done before but it just takes that one light to switch on in your head.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-15086235606107627212013-04-11T07:54:58.908-05:002013-04-11T07:54:58.908-05:00I remember when my heart fell when I saw that so m...I remember when my heart fell when I saw that so many people had already written about nephilim. But so many people had already written about wizards before Harry Potter and vampires before Twilight. In the end, I think how you write is more important. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11622191037152999869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-91500172178537913822013-04-11T01:07:45.027-05:002013-04-11T01:07:45.027-05:00I remember thinking that I had a truly unique idea...I remember thinking that I had a truly unique idea for a novel I was working on. Then I went to BEA and was just talking to some people about it and they would say things like, "Oh, that's really cool. That sounds just like _____." I don't even remember the names because there were so many! I was devastated! It took me a long while to understand that while certain aspects may have been familiar, no one told MY STORY yet. :)NVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17267219296647761938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-59317335762733343432013-04-10T23:04:52.551-05:002013-04-10T23:04:52.551-05:00Great word. And, as a writer and homeschooling mom...Great word. And, as a writer and homeschooling mom, I totally agree that both writers and teachers need ingenuity. Heidi Mannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977089185982591577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-52092004465115099742013-04-10T22:59:10.347-05:002013-04-10T22:59:10.347-05:00A new way... Got it! That's what I need to wor...A new way... Got it! That's what I need to work on!Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-27289933921492801302013-04-10T22:58:44.371-05:002013-04-10T22:58:44.371-05:00That might be called the authors voice, and it'...That might be called the authors voice, and it's got to be unique or it blends in with everyone else. So I'm working on developing that!Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-43912858955689359872013-04-10T22:56:44.128-05:002013-04-10T22:56:44.128-05:00You're right, Ingrid. The journey makes it all...You're right, Ingrid. The journey makes it all worth it!Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-19133254517025931452013-04-10T22:56:00.245-05:002013-04-10T22:56:00.245-05:00I'm trying, Lee! I hope to get those ideas pub...I'm trying, Lee! I hope to get those ideas published soon so you can read them!Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-15532744668556221472013-04-10T22:55:11.914-05:002013-04-10T22:55:11.914-05:00So many views, so few ideas. Wait, that can't ...So many views, so few ideas. Wait, that can't be right...lol! If I don't, someone else will, right?Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-11546896440986387442013-04-10T22:54:04.641-05:002013-04-10T22:54:04.641-05:00I'm running as fast as I can before someone el...I'm running as fast as I can before someone else gets the same idea!Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5261136679185070760.post-44484274871609527612013-04-10T22:53:27.653-05:002013-04-10T22:53:27.653-05:00That's it! Be original!That's it! Be original!Ink in the Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03117718811407968345noreply@blogger.com