tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post5267336448128803060..comments2024-03-27T01:07:03.944-04:00Comments on The Roses of Prose: I See Stories Everywhere by Alison HendersonAlison Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-91125971602731076262016-03-08T13:17:31.100-05:002016-03-08T13:17:31.100-05:00Yes, I do the same thing. I see people or places a...Yes, I do the same thing. I see people or places and wonder what their story is. I also get ideas from newspaper articles, and various other places. Like you, I'll never run out of ideas. Enjoyed the post!Alicia Deanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12003539473772776004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-41691635229142128302016-03-07T09:13:57.600-05:002016-03-07T09:13:57.600-05:00As soon as I read your first sentence, Alison, I t...As soon as I read your first sentence, Alison, I thought "Mafia"! That's a lousy statement about my beloved home state though, isn't it? :-) I do the same thing, only I do both visual and audio. Saturday I was in the restroom at a local library and the woman in the stall next to me was have a hushed conversation on her cell phone (or just to herself...I couldn't see, obviously). Already mysteries and questions are brewing in my head. Then I realized she was speaking a different language, and I didn't recognize it. A whole plot began to develop having to do with spies and runaways and Cold War sorts of scenarios. Fun stuff. :-)Leah St. Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11004006100786260893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-29293035978698893982016-03-07T07:24:19.775-05:002016-03-07T07:24:19.775-05:00More and more of those farmhouses as farms go from...More and more of those farmhouses as farms go from being family concerns to big business and young people move "to town" because that's where the jobs are. <br /><br />I think if I knew where my ideas came from, I'd have more of them. :-) Nice post, Alison.Liz Flahertyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794565644883272260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-26457116627928518702016-03-06T12:38:05.495-05:002016-03-06T12:38:05.495-05:00Thanks for all your comments, everyone! I'm so...Thanks for all your comments, everyone! I'm sorry to be late responding, but we were the victims of technological mayhem for the past couple of days. All is finally well now, and we're back up and running. :-)Alison Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725250883303287946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-6933378967297204142016-03-06T11:49:45.198-05:002016-03-06T11:49:45.198-05:00Houses and people I see are my inspiration too. Lo...Houses and people I see are my inspiration too. Loved reading the comments of others here. We are a diverse group, a definite plus. My first full length book was the result of an Alaskan cruise we took with the in-laws (brother, sister, mother). My hero and heroine enjoyed the same experiences we did, with a few twists and turns of their own along the way!Margo Hoornstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00036077481652050799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-20021328197035364712016-03-06T08:17:40.751-05:002016-03-06T08:17:40.751-05:00Love your reflection on how you get your stories. ...Love your reflection on how you get your stories. Readers always want to know that. I have a different inspiration for every book I've written so no consistency there.Brenda Whitesidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04162555468154752820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-63505407387793345742016-03-05T18:33:56.603-05:002016-03-05T18:33:56.603-05:00Hey Alison, as a resident of East Hampton (maybe t...Hey Alison, as a resident of East Hampton (maybe the east coast equivalent of Carmel?) which is so famed as the setting for various tv series and so on, I find there are a lot of stories there--but, surprisingly, many are historical as it was actually founded in the 1600s. Lots of things spark this writer's brain, but most of them are out west. and just for the record, on my 7 week road trip with my daughter this past year, we drove through KS from MO and those abandoned farmhouses still exist--in fact, I mentioned them to my KS friend when we visited with her. We were amazed at the number...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-10299395219927476212016-03-05T10:46:48.658-05:002016-03-05T10:46:48.658-05:00My own experience with funerals helped me write th...My own experience with funerals helped me write the series; my travels on the boat inspired my British Columbia remote resort story as well as my Petersburg, Alaska story. But I grab character quirks from the newspaper (the blind forensic investigator, for instance). I saw a woman in a black cowboy hat for 2 minutes when our train stopped in France. She is my FBI agent in the story I'm writing now. So places I go, people I see/meet/read about. And oddities I pick up in the newspaper. It's complicated how they meld into books. But the drive/interest has to be there!Rolynn Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504770204968969467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-82710219655021564092016-03-05T10:34:12.245-05:002016-03-05T10:34:12.245-05:00I honestly don't know how I get my ideas. With...I honestly don't know how I get my ideas. With the series I'm working on now, I came up with the concept of a scavenger hunt, and it became a cross country journey for my h&h. The supporting cast from the first book grew personalities that determined the course of the other books. It's odd what sparks our imagination.Jannine Gallanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047728297429025804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9023937099212820339.post-44321683347845333932016-03-05T09:05:06.219-05:002016-03-05T09:05:06.219-05:00Your author brand is your name and building a repu...Your author brand is your name and building a reputation as consistently writing great stories. My mind gets bored easily. If I had to write the same kind of book all the time, say historical or romantic suspense, I'd get bored. Some authors write nothing but wolf shifters. Great for them. But I'd be SO over the wolves by the sixth book. I need variety, so my brand for all the mish-mash of stuff I write is my author name. I'd say the same goes for you. Yeah, I see, hear, and read stories everywhere. I love those two-sentence space fillers in the newspapers. I always think, man could I make a story out of that. Great post.Vonnie Davis ~ Romance Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360480832587538895noreply@blogger.com