tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post6221469169985146552..comments2024-01-12T00:48:48.031-06:00Comments on Go Teen Writers: Combining Story IdeasStephanie Morrillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-52375791673850093052012-05-11T13:39:53.147-05:002012-05-11T13:39:53.147-05:00Thanks sooooo much, Mrs. Morrill, this is such a g...Thanks sooooo much, Mrs. Morrill, this is such a good, fun idea!<br />Can't wait to try it out for myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-49385988308594676542012-03-05T21:44:43.899-06:002012-03-05T21:44:43.899-06:00Sorry I'm just now responding, Tessa! Got behi...Sorry I'm just now responding, Tessa! Got behind in email. You would say YA Fantasy, then. Rumor has it that not all YA books have to have vampires, though they do seem to help sales numbers... ;)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-51831365814012461422012-02-27T15:19:05.566-06:002012-02-27T15:19:05.566-06:00I finished one manuscript, and it was fantasy. Is ...I finished one manuscript, and it was fantasy. Is YA a genre on it's own? I know i'll never write vampire theme things...<br />thanks for your help!Tessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-70541338534170629312012-02-27T12:47:45.357-06:002012-02-27T12:47:45.357-06:00Tessa, I wish there was an easy way to figure it o...Tessa, I wish there was an easy way to figure it out, but sadly, there really isn't :( If there's a particular genre you like to read, then that can offer a clue.<br /><br />But if you're still working to finish your first manuscript, I don't think there's a big rush to decide right now. Just keep working on various stories and see if a pattern develops. Originally I didn't want to write YA, but after a couple years, it was clear the majority of my stories leaned that way.Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-83707348331022224112012-02-26T15:42:30.562-06:002012-02-26T15:42:30.562-06:00I have a question that doesn't really fit this...I have a question that doesn't really fit this, but how do you decide what genre to write? I want to write young adult books, for teens my age, but I can't decide which genre I should do. I like history, modern-day, and future settings. Are there any activies or things to help me figure it out? I've tried all settings, but finished none.<br />Thanks :DTessanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-8975896970896567122012-02-26T11:46:35.374-06:002012-02-26T11:46:35.374-06:00Ooh, great idea! It reminds me of a game my frien...Ooh, great idea! It reminds me of a game my friend and I sometimes play: one of us names 3 random things and the other has about 5 seconds to work them into some sort of storyline. I've gotten several good ideas from it. I love this blog, by the way. It has everything I need, and most of all it's so nice to know I'm not alone. It's a real blessing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-3799217553071437992012-02-25T16:17:21.219-06:002012-02-25T16:17:21.219-06:00I never thought of that! Thanks Random Thinker 1! ...I never thought of that! Thanks Random Thinker 1! That helps! :D <3Marit Thostensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-33990582520070313452012-02-25T09:22:34.854-06:002012-02-25T09:22:34.854-06:00I am definitely a writer who has a short attention...I am definitely a writer who has a short attention span, and my ideas get muddled easily, so I'm eager to try this out. The possibility of plot twists is alluring.... ;)Miahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893938894104396705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18789866308485714332012-02-25T08:19:11.022-06:002012-02-25T08:19:11.022-06:00Love that index card exercise! :) Gillian and Emii...Love that index card exercise! :) Gillian and Emii, loved reading your comments! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06150136011032761640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-33109126435086551572012-02-24T20:48:58.425-06:002012-02-24T20:48:58.425-06:00Stephanie will probably have a much better suggest...Stephanie will probably have a much better suggestion, but how about send your characters to a Renaissance Fair!!! :D It can be in modern times and older times at the SAME time. :D :D :D :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-82801137984222610362012-02-24T19:22:12.623-06:002012-02-24T19:22:12.623-06:00Hey Mrs. Morrill! Thank you so much for sharing th...Hey Mrs. Morrill! Thank you so much for sharing this! But I have a slight problem. This would help me if I wrote all the same type of novel, but I don't. So far, I have started several realistic fiction 'books', Renaissance fiction, and dystopian. Could I some how make a realistic Renaissance fiction and make it dystopian from their point of veiw?Marit Thostensonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-87782449886186884932012-02-24T18:58:19.065-06:002012-02-24T18:58:19.065-06:00What a fun idea! When I'm trying to work out ...What a fun idea! When I'm trying to work out a story idea, I generally have to sit down and just think. I can't type - because then I get side tracked. But if I sit down and focus on the storyline, I can basically watch it in my head like it's a movie, and then I'll scribble it all down on a piece of paper before I lose it. :) <br /><br />Lots of my ideas do pop into my head when I'm washing dishes (why is that?) or feeding the horses. I guess it's those mindless tasks when you're still busy but your brain is free to wander through the plot maze. <br /><br />And I've definitely stolen characters from other stories I've written... I'm actually contemplating doing that right now, but uprooting a character is such a painful experience that I'm not too sure I want to do that to poor Paddy. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204802545454891530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-32066814641505811282012-02-24T17:46:51.021-06:002012-02-24T17:46:51.021-06:00Last year in March, I took two weeks out and I jus...Last year in March, I took two weeks out and I just wrote -- NaNo style. 50,000 words later, I put the lid of the laptop down. For the next nine months, I thought. I wondered and I scrawled down ideas. I started again about fifteen times -- I have an actual folder for my novel called "Countless Drafts, Re-writes and Restarts". <br /><br />And then, halfway through December last year, I started thinking like crazy. And then I sat down outside -- beautiful scenery -- got out my laptop... and I wrote. I didn't rush, occasionally I outlined a chapter or two -- I didn't want to get lost. Some days I wrote six thousand words and some only five hundred. I tried the method you just described, with the index cards -- and got a great little twist out of it. <br /><br />Oh, and right at this really crucial part? One of my characters pulled a fast one on me. I was shocked. And so very pleased. How unpredictable! <br /><br />Three weeks later and the soundtrack of Once been played about oh, three hundred times -- I shut the laptop. I was done. <br /><br />I've read through it, my family's just about finished. Gathering my constructive sheets of criticism -- I'm ready to head into the editing process. <br /><br />And I just had to share that. The history of my novel so far. ;)emiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02042164350910286833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-28387892189038950802012-02-24T14:40:47.632-06:002012-02-24T14:40:47.632-06:00I get more pieces of ideas instead of actaul ideas...I get more pieces of ideas instead of actaul ideas. So I've been trying to keep lists of things like setting, basic plot, and so on to refer too. It's how I came up with my WIP. I noticed similarities in a few things and put them together.Tonyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14500897912581589616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11471195671907102122012-02-24T13:15:00.476-06:002012-02-24T13:15:00.476-06:00Oh, Clarebear, your "excessive heat to the br...Oh, Clarebear, your "excessive heat to the brain" comment made me lol for real :)Stephanie Morrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128389560727867719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-18373569146985719332012-02-24T10:25:08.844-06:002012-02-24T10:25:08.844-06:00I just combined a few things in my current WIP. I ...I just combined a few things in my current WIP. I felt like I had been tying a knot and then suddenly pulled it tight enough that I knew that it wouldn't come undone. Such a relief. <br /><br />I loved how you said you get your best ideas when showering and doing dishes. I think of my stories when I shower too. The idea for my current WIP came while I was blowdrying my hair. I don't know if it was just something that finally clicked, or excessive heat to the brain, but I'm just happy it worked! :)Clarebearhttp://www.unitedinhislove.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-59433007150800862362012-02-24T10:17:14.528-06:002012-02-24T10:17:14.528-06:00I'm going to try this with some of my ideas :D...I'm going to try this with some of my ideas :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-88069340621683314152012-02-24T09:53:46.410-06:002012-02-24T09:53:46.410-06:00Hehe . . . I'm going to try that, just for fun...Hehe . . . I'm going to try that, just for fun! :)Becki Badgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14421459879883678878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-11539826417816218892012-02-24T07:45:41.029-06:002012-02-24T07:45:41.029-06:00I actually did that with my current WIP, combined ...I actually did that with my current WIP, combined a plot device I liked with a story idea I'd had for a while. I like to think it's working out. ;)Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05433338978586263492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024721400572472213.post-36962733324545095512012-02-24T07:39:05.772-06:002012-02-24T07:39:05.772-06:00As my stack of works-in-progress goes, I find myse...As my stack of works-in-progress goes, I find myself doing this a lot when an editor asks for a particular idea. Case in point, my current WIP set in Civil War Savannah. Now, I'd never planned on writing a book like this, but when a publisher asks for you an idea for it, you work it out, LOL.<br /><br />I ended up creating a lot of original stuff, of course, but I stole a secondary character from a MS I shelved years ago. Two actually--in the original, these two ended up together. In this version, they have very little to do with each other, but both are crucial to the development of the main characters. And since I already stole the main characters of that original story and plopped THEM into a new setting, but without their sidekicks . . . =)<br /><br />Combining ideas is one of my favorite things. It can lead to such interesting places!Roseanna Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245767775900250399noreply@blogger.com