tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post963206692499783837..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: From Story Spark to Story BlurbStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-4617000378133251682018-02-20T13:50:59.056-06:002018-02-20T13:50:59.056-06:00I just did some book brainstorming, and I have to ...I just did some book brainstorming, and I have to say, it felt awesome. I figured out an efficient way to do it in a short period of time. I've had some great ideas floating around in my head for some time now(I'm talking like two or three years), but they seemed like they needed something more. Then I decided to combine some of them. The result is epic. It's going to be a realistic fiction or fantasy(haven't decided yet). The original root for this one started in sixth grade when I sat down to start my first book(The first story I abandoned). Even though I thought I had abandoned it, the story followed me around and has been ever since. (I'm an eighth grader now.) My new one that I am SUPER excited about is a combining of stories with something missing(don't try to decipher the weird names I gave them): Anna Spring, Nature Girl, Hidden Valley, Life. And to be honest, this is really the first idea I've felt this way about, sooo.. I guess my current draft is being abandoned, but I'm sure I'll do the same thing with it as I've done with these ones. Thanks for the ideas on brainstorming a book! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-14267281417035653002018-02-05T01:26:13.288-06:002018-02-05T01:26:13.288-06:00The reaction I had to your idea is the reaction I ...The reaction I had to your idea is the reaction I want people to have to my ideas lol. I thought, "Ooh! Now THAT sounds like a good story." I haven't gotten the blurb process down and I am nowhere near boiling down my story into one to two sentences. It seems like my story is a bit all over the place. Then again I did think of it a few days ago. I am getting discouraged since people keep on comparing it to other books. It's been compared to at least 5 different novels/series at this point. I really like my idea and I can see it going far, but it needs that extra something and I just can't figure out what it is. Lily E.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-71666853451602219242018-01-24T13:10:08.052-06:002018-01-24T13:10:08.052-06:00Ooh!!! Yay!!! :) Ooh!!! Yay!!! :) Ashley Schallerhttps://ashleyschaller.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66081941471649216592018-01-24T11:30:23.871-06:002018-01-24T11:30:23.871-06:00Why, yes she is! She's a niece of Mariano and ...Why, yes she is! She's a niece of Mariano and Piper :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-47518718038120374712018-01-24T11:29:39.693-06:002018-01-24T11:29:39.693-06:00If only we could make that magic happen every time...If only we could make that magic happen every time!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-25259946396659462702018-01-23T19:40:04.483-06:002018-01-23T19:40:04.483-06:00Well, thank you, Mrs. Morrill! I might count on yo...Well, thank you, Mrs. Morrill! I might count on your read some years from now.<br />I think it's great how you're entwining your stories like that. I can't wait to read it!Olivianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11049941618958452412018-01-23T16:28:33.438-06:002018-01-23T16:28:33.438-06:00I can't wait until your book releases! Evalina...I can't wait until your book releases! Evalina doesn't happen to be a descendant of certain Lost Girl characters, does she? Or are we not allowed to know? ;) <br /><br />I really enjoyed reading about your development process. Thanks for sharing!Ashley Schallerhttps://ashleyschaller.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-20240033611948231322018-01-23T14:12:11.599-06:002018-01-23T14:12:11.599-06:00Wow, you should have no trouble finding conflict a...Wow, you should have no trouble finding conflict among that interesting batch of siblings. Your spark sounds like a fantastic story in the making!Olivianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-3069261747162657152018-01-23T14:02:02.855-06:002018-01-23T14:02:02.855-06:00I think that brainstorming session has to be, hand...I think that brainstorming session has to be, hands-down, our most successful EVER. Only time I can recall we threw a few random sparks together, came up with a blurb, and SOLD IT within weeks! LOL.Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78285835250117597962018-01-23T13:35:55.108-06:002018-01-23T13:35:55.108-06:00Wow, your book sounds quite interesting so far. Wh...Wow, your book sounds quite interesting so far. While I'm usually obsessing over fantasy and sci-fi, I always love reading historicals, then getting super excited and learning a ton more about the era they're set in.<br /><br />As for sparks, I love that term now, I think I'll have to start calling them that. Anyway, I've recently had one about some extremely messed up family. Basically, it's sibling rivalry gone crazy. The old rivalry between the constantly stressed out father and his reckless, go with the flow, identical twin brother, and the newer rivalries between the four kids (A daredevil tomboy, a by-the-book girly girl, a tall, incredibly disciplined know-it-all, and a rebellious boy who's extremely sensitive about his height). Then there's the mother, who thinks the whole thing is just ridiculous, and is secretly scheming to end this mess.<br /><br />Mostly, I just think it would be hilarious to play with all the sibling drama. It's also the only idea I've ever really had that didn't involve sci-fi, fantasy, or any of that jazz.Gwennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-65578719434338136752018-01-23T13:23:25.616-06:002018-01-23T13:23:25.616-06:00Oh, that sounds so fun, Olivia! I would totally re...Oh, that sounds so fun, Olivia! I would totally read that.<br /><br />And, yes! Evalina Cassano is a niece of Mariano's :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83063612821912663502018-01-23T11:24:54.449-06:002018-01-23T11:24:54.449-06:00Cassano? Family Mafia connection? Why does that so...Cassano? Family Mafia connection? Why does that sound so familiar, I wonder... ;) So cool!!! I love the World War II era. A lot of terrible things happened then, but out of it rose all kinds of diverse and inspirational heroes. Can't wait to hear more of this idea!<br />I like to bounce ideas off of my older brother a lot. He's not a serious writer, but he's a science nerd, which suits my purposes just great. I tend to like a little bit of both history and science in my books. A recent spark of mine was an idea for a historical superhero story. I originally wanted it to be a mystery as well and set in the Roaring Twenties (Lost Girl of Astor Street was too amazing, Mrs. Morrill, and now it's rubbing off on me), but I realized the mystery element would slow the story too much and that I might have to set it later, when superhero comic books actually existed. If possible, though, I'll make my heroes to be pre-comic book influence, because I really do like the Roaring Twenties era.Olivianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-40954377060919416072018-01-23T11:10:40.766-06:002018-01-23T11:10:40.766-06:00Wow, what a fascinating story idea!Wow, what a fascinating story idea!Olivianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83859303784591558982018-01-23T10:38:54.052-06:002018-01-23T10:38:54.052-06:00Thank you, Emily! I'm very excited about it :)...Thank you, Emily! I'm very excited about it :)<br /><br />I love when I can combine a few sparks into a real idea! (Or in this case, where I could steal one of my friend's sparks, ha ha!)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-38216969005974369412018-01-23T10:37:55.921-06:002018-01-23T10:37:55.921-06:00Megan, those sound fun!
I completely understand. ...Megan, those sound fun!<br /><br />I completely understand. I stayed away from historicals for a long time for the same reason, but I believe you can do it!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11164478178877661762018-01-23T10:37:00.825-06:002018-01-23T10:37:00.825-06:00It's so fun to be able to track story ideas ov...It's so fun to be able to track story ideas over time. Sometimes I come across old ones that are just a sentence or two, and it's interesting to see ways that they worked their way into other stories of mine.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-39753697159197349522018-01-23T10:35:57.550-06:002018-01-23T10:35:57.550-06:00I think that's a great way to test ideas, Juli...I think that's a great way to test ideas, Julian!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-66396172832424624372018-01-23T10:34:54.673-06:002018-01-23T10:34:54.673-06:00That sounds very fun, Mila! Lots of great potentia...That sounds very fun, Mila! Lots of great potential there.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-78601613647388978302018-01-22T20:36:34.602-06:002018-01-22T20:36:34.602-06:00Can I just say that I want to read this book SO MU...Can I just say that I want to read this book SO MUCH now. I LOVE the WWII era, and this sounds amazing. <br /><br />Story sparks are fun! And a "spark" is a good way to describe how I come up with stories a lot of times, because often it's just an idea of an idea from something I see or hear. I definitely write them down so I don't forget them. Sometimes I find several "sparks" I've written down and try to find a way to combine them into one story so as to make the most of each of them. :-)Emily Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04448841898022668078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-53154172909951252412018-01-22T20:02:26.051-06:002018-01-22T20:02:26.051-06:00Wow! I really want to read this story now! It soun...Wow! I really want to read this story now! It sounds perfectly fascinating!<br /><br />Story sparks delight and frustrate me--there are always one or two floating around in my head begging to be written. Right now I have one about a girl whose parents died of influenza and whose brother, a traumatized WWI veteran, lets her tag along on his barnstorming expeditions--but besides the general family struggles I don't have much of a conflict. There's also the reforming gunslinger I want to write about. I have a hunch one of my favorite historical heroines, Sr. Blandina, is going to show up in his story.<br /><br />Can't wait to hear more about the research process! I always get scared away from my historical ideas because the idea of research daunts me.Megan the Nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978560952822239158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-75748052269540774482018-01-22T19:35:54.838-06:002018-01-22T19:35:54.838-06:00Your book sounds so interesting! I can't wait ...Your book sounds so interesting! I can't wait to read it! :))<br />I have a note on my phone that I routinely update with story ideas. The most recent one was just a sentence that I thought of--"Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?" Something about a fallen angel who is forced to live on earth?? I don't know, I haven't really fleshed it out:)). I need to finish my other WIPs first. :)Allison Rieranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-37389313803270000252018-01-22T17:57:40.563-06:002018-01-22T17:57:40.563-06:00Maxi oy that story sounds AMAZING!!
When I first ...Maxi oy that story sounds AMAZING!!<br /><br />When I first get an idea, I let it sit and see if it attracts other ideas, plots, characters, and such. They either grow (and eventually get written) or sit to the side until they can be stuck onto a different idea.Helena Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511426093471571440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-50089600668226150872018-01-22T16:50:27.037-06:002018-01-22T16:50:27.037-06:00That story sounds really interesting!
I have a s...That story sounds really interesting! <br /><br />I have a story idea that I'm looking foreward to about a teenage artist who either moves from a tiny rural seaside town to a really big city, or who meets someone who moves into her town, or some other big change in her life that introduces her to Christian faith and her trying to decide weather to accept it or not as she learns more about it. It's going to be called Tangled Zen, which is a play on zentangle, a kind of doodley art, and her name will probably be Thais ( pronounced Tye-ees)because it is the name of a character from an opera who embraces Christian faith. It's still really a loose concept- I barely know anything about it- but I'm still very ecxited to see it form into more of a cohesive idea.<br /><br />~MilaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-46529825664177335092018-01-22T12:26:33.578-06:002018-01-22T12:26:33.578-06:00Thanks so much, Rachelle!Thanks so much, Rachelle!Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-34913817292571483562018-01-22T12:26:23.838-06:002018-01-22T12:26:23.838-06:00Thank you, Sarah :) And I agree about the blurb. I...Thank you, Sarah :) And I agree about the blurb. I used to write them after I was done with a book, but now I feel like it's a key piece of me discovering what the story will be about.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.com