tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post632042004789083504..comments2024-03-18T04:40:38.214-05:00Comments on Murderous Musings: Free Association (or How Writers Think)Chester Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07155257451021065218noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-66736986789035104562010-04-24T16:07:23.259-05:002010-04-24T16:07:23.259-05:00its not so much a specific place but waiting to re...its not so much a specific place but waiting to receive ideas from somethingEeleen Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15221723342556515161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-79025357521755091282010-04-23T19:56:56.456-05:002010-04-23T19:56:56.456-05:00Hmm, Snakes on a Plane or Lassie Come Home? I thi...Hmm, Snakes on a Plane or Lassie Come Home? I think I'll take Lassie. In fact, today I saw an account of a dog leading police to an Alaska home that was on fire with its injured owner inside. I'm sure Connelly would like that one.<br /><br />As for ideas, it matters not whether I'm talking short story or novel, they come from daily life, just as you described. The news, people in malls, and idiot that cut you off on the road all inspire stories.Mark W. Danielsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127689413680147200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6404036170106001374.post-61906075593020631402010-04-23T01:20:16.026-05:002010-04-23T01:20:16.026-05:00Beth,
I'm not sure where my own ideas come fr...Beth,<br /><br />I'm not sure where my own ideas come from, but I met a writer online who had five pet rattlesnakes that she kept in plastic boxes in her closet. The Phoenix police department would call her to capture rattlers that escaped from their owners. (It gives me cold chills just thinking about it.)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.com