tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post4726687591598927189..comments2023-10-30T05:46:59.343-04:00Comments on The Doubting Writer: The Big Fear (About Writing, that is)JeffOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-71525437484537326762015-12-13T19:15:24.706-05:002015-12-13T19:15:24.706-05:00-Lexa--I wonder how fans of those genres would fee...-Lexa--I wonder how fans of those genres would feel about your characterization of them! You do know, of course, that one of my other fears is that I'm writing the same book and same characters over and over again, just with different settings and names.<br />-Jess--sounds like you and I have similar...I don't know if 'style' is quite the word here, but it's close enough. Thanks for reading and commenting!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-48080951023553059522015-12-12T12:17:27.520-05:002015-12-12T12:17:27.520-05:00What an interesting post! I tend to focus on one i...What an interesting post! I tend to focus on one idea at a time, but I do have some other ideas floating around. Not many though. I also tend to write slower than other writers, so maybe I am just focused on one thing at a time. Good luck with your writing!<br />~JessDMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04202502753961748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-69994804292466904332015-12-11T15:05:29.483-05:002015-12-11T15:05:29.483-05:00Bad ideas and re-hashes of others' stories are...Bad ideas and re-hashes of others' stories are a dime a dozen. (And that's what most struggling authors write.) But original and "high concept" ideas are a b***h to get. You know, those ones that make readers and publishers sit up and take notice. I'm lucky if I get one once every year or so. Even then, it's not an "awesome" high concept, it's only pretty good. Good enough that I'll write it. I come up with and throw away about 10 other ideas a year. But I have a friend who writes Paranormal Romance and she's FULL of ideas and wrote about 3 books this year. But PR and Romance are standards. They don't need "fresh" ideas. Fans of those genres want the same old story in different wrappers. *sigh* Good luck with you old and new good ideas!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-30538795411497980752015-12-09T06:49:56.617-05:002015-12-09T06:49:56.617-05:00-Stacey--I AM NOT ALONE! Funny thing, I had *the n...-Stacey--I AM NOT ALONE! Funny thing, I had *the new idea* in my head on my way home from work and I wanted to pull over and writer things down but I didn't have my notebook. I was afraid I would lose it.<br />-Sheena-kay--a skyscraper? Impressive! How many do you work on at a time?<br />-Donna-Thanks!<br />-Jemi-interesting how different minds work, isn't it?JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-15365742157882072552015-12-07T17:32:32.667-05:002015-12-07T17:32:32.667-05:00I love when those Shiny New Ideas sparkle! I tend ...I love when those Shiny New Ideas sparkle! I tend to get my ideas from emotions first - and thankfully, there are enough of those for me :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-44173693400956740322015-12-07T13:17:54.260-05:002015-12-07T13:17:54.260-05:00I have faith in you, Jeff. 2016 will be your year....I have faith in you, Jeff. 2016 will be your year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-21465545391674758562015-12-07T12:42:41.183-05:002015-12-07T12:42:41.183-05:00You don't want to know how many ideas I have t...You don't want to know how many ideas I have trust me. It's a skyscraper and let's leave it at that. Congrats on persevering and not giving up Jeff. One or a million ideas won't matter if you don't use them and I am you use yours.Sheena-kay Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712661419116636671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8281000668036619727.post-2345070450509360212015-12-07T09:59:24.138-05:002015-12-07T09:59:24.138-05:00Do I have a lot of ideas kicking around in my head...Do I have a lot of ideas kicking around in my head? Uhhh... no. I feel like you do. That I'll run out of stuff to write about. In fact, I was talking to my husband at breakfast the other morning wondering what Book 3 of my Ghostly Encounter series should be about when BAM! Something finally occurred to me. You don't know how relieved I was that I came up with SOMETHING! <br /><br />Oh, and I immediately wrote it down (so glad I carry around a small notebook) because I was sure I'd forget otherwise. I usually do!Stacy McKitrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07898731847653710759noreply@blogger.com