tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post6321295322878962011..comments2023-12-19T05:15:27.114-05:00Comments on Liana Brooks: Finding Ideas Isn't The ProblemLiana Brookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-1630115176438594052011-10-24T22:30:25.624-04:002011-10-24T22:30:25.624-04:00With enough trust maybe a group could decide on a ...With enough trust maybe a group could decide on a pen name and pass books and ideas back and forth, with suggestions for where things should go or how they might work. Sort of like a critique thing but with shared glory if they get something done. Or at least a credit in the opening for helping each other complete and idea. Would like to start a writer's club at my library and get a group together, but I am not organized enough..to organize it...Ric 'The Turtle' Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557268545385347913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-39234364723278675752011-10-24T10:49:50.639-04:002011-10-24T10:49:50.639-04:00Wow, you do have a LOT of ideas. I have sort of th...Wow, you do have a LOT of ideas. I have sort of the same problem. I have a lot of completed novels, but some of them are just so bad and need so much work, that I just don't have the time to fix them. And most of them are historical romance books, which have a lot of historical data missing. :P Then of course, I have like three romance books that are like half way done but I stopped because I figured it would go on for like ever, so yeah. Then I have short story anthologies and one erotic novella that I work on from time to time. So much work, so little time!<br /><br />I keep all of my ideas in one small notebook, that I almost lost. Which caused me to almost have a panic attack (not really but you can imagine the scene where I was tossing everything everywhere. Not pretty). I have about ten ideas, some fragmented, some not. Most though I have an outline for, like Angel Diaries 2 which is the most detailed since that's the one I'm going to right next. I usually have just points or ideas that I write down as I walk my merry way. I'll be like Ooohh! Brilliant idea popped into my head and I'll text it into my phone then put it in my sacred notebook. <br /><br />Omg, you are SUPER fast with completing novels. I take a year, bare minimum, to finish a complete draft. Then of course editing takes like a month with an editor, probably more depending on the length. I wish I could just wip out novels like that! I would have had all of YA books done this past summer! :P <br /><br />Anyway, sorry for the loooong comment. It just got me thinking about all the backburners that I have. Thanks for sharing!<br /><br />http://teacherwritebookaholicohmy.blogspot.com/Larissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739647250724315874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-32549132812561815622011-10-24T10:14:20.991-04:002011-10-24T10:14:20.991-04:00My folder goes: STORY... GENRE (for everything tha...My folder goes: STORY... GENRE (for everything that's just ideas and sketches).<br /><br />For stories with more substance it's: STORY... SERIES TITLE (usually with timelines and pictures pertinent to the whole series)... TITLE (all drafts and research relevant to only that book)Liana Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14587774916354749190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5329782430566577328.post-34410205514520354592011-10-24T09:31:27.869-04:002011-10-24T09:31:27.869-04:00Well I can see we have opposite problems. I have n...Well I can see we have opposite problems. I have no organization and you are organized to the hilt. I had also considered selling story ideas. Somebody would probably buy them. I learned to type in high school which got me a couple neat jobs in the Army. One job was as a clerk. I used one file, miscellanieous(sp)where I put everything. Finally got smart and went to the library and got a book on filing. Went from seven filing cabinets to three, but still have problems. Do you file background info with the story or in a background file as it could be used for several projects. Best idea I have seen is the printer who does my business cards has a monster monitor he can have twelve to fifteen open pages on and can drag them and move them. I like that concept. I make hard copies of everthing so I can see several pages at once. It works better for me. Sorry this is so long, but I like your system. Need to learn more about computers I can see.Ric 'The Turtle' Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557268545385347913noreply@blogger.com