http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/-t1.htm Share them, discuss them, see if they work. Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:04 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/-t1.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/character-interviews-t1365.htm TurKeyLurKey I just posted an INTERVIEW with my main character. I started doing this when I received a 'questionnaire' on Facebook and decided to answer the questions from a character's point of view. Doing little tricks like these really helps me bring my character to life. What is your full name? - Sypherie Vix Quarter Do you enjoy listening to music? - On occasion. Music is hard to come by and the only way we can get anything decent is to illegally purchase smuggled homemade ... Ideas Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:04 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/character-interviews-t1365.htm#24140 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/character-interviews-t1365.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/how-to-start-help-t1103.htm HeronW I've a niggling bit about 20K that can fill out to full length and tuck between 3 & 5 of my series, the old #4 is the new #5. I'm balked at how to get the major players to a mountain fortess. Per a legend: eons ago, a demon was bound by powerful magic, sigils in rock, and the souls of about 201 volunteers, the 1 in the form of a child who's also a god. Due to erosion and terrain shifts, the sigils are broken, the demon breaks free & leaves. The child god awakens a while (months) ... Ideas Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:44:10 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/how-to-start-help-t1103.htm#18362 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/how-to-start-help-t1103.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/online-dating-t767.htm TrainofThought I signed up for an online dating service for research so I can come up with some article ideas or for a story. I'm unsure how it works, but I did say I joined for research purposes. Is this wrong of me? Would you do it? Would you be honest about why you joined? I didn't post a picture and only put a few things about me. Will I not get contacted because I stated my purpose? Ideas Sun, 28 Dec 2008 23:18:51 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/online-dating-t767.htm#10847 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/online-dating-t767.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/steinbeck-t706.htm davids Below you will find an acceptance speech by John Steinbeck. Does it indeed give you food for thought or do you not think it relevant to todays literary direction. I am partial to the man but more to his writing. If you care to read it and take the time to post then perhaps we can yak about it-that is only if it says something to you either positively or negatively-either way as I said-might be interesting. "Literature is as old as speech. It grew out of human need for it and it has ... Ideas Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:28:04 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/steinbeck-t706.htm#9753 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/steinbeck-t706.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/let-s-float-a-new-idea-t893.htm AmandaLyn I need your input. Shakey started me thinking down this path. Dave and JaM nudged me a bit further. I have no idea if it will work. It would be worth a try though. I find, for myself, that feedback as I go along, especially on a longer project, is invaluable. It keeps your head where it needs to be, and more important, it can keep you motivated to keep working, and that's what its all about for me. My thought is that we can post our first chapters in the genre rooms as we have been doing, ... Ideas Tue, 27 Jan 2009 05:25:15 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/let-s-float-a-new-idea-t893.htm#14227 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/let-s-float-a-new-idea-t893.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/a-basic-question-t836.htm JustaMan
The question is, would it be significantly different from short stories or for all practical purposes the same?]]> Ideas Mon, 19 Jan 2009 23:20:28 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/a-basic-question-t836.htm#13400 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/a-basic-question-t836.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/jan-prompts-1-t796.htm HeronW Tossing out a few ideas from my warped little mind... 1--'Iguana miss you' was the closest card Hallmark had for Josie to say g'bye to Throkken, the dragon next door. 2--Stan hated being a door-to-door salesman. "Is the lady of the house home?" Thud. Carry the new body to the car and put the old one in the house...backbreaking work. 3--The zipper across Frank's abdomen didn't upset him as much as the fact that the pull open tab was on the inside. Ideas Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:14:15 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/jan-prompts-1-t796.htm#11495 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/jan-prompts-1-t796.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/the-problem-of-exposition-t769.htm Ydalnogard I am currently (and have been for a LOOONG time now) working on a significant piece of fantasy fiction. I'm running into the problem that I'm sure a lot of fantasy writers do- when you create a whole other world there is a lot of explaining that must somehow take place to illustrate how that world works. However, I want to avoid having pages and pages of pure, boring exposition. My attempts at sliding it in cleverly have been sort of hit and miss. I find that I get trapped in a rut of "explaining" ... Ideas Mon, 29 Dec 2008 00:25:21 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/the-problem-of-exposition-t769.htm#10857 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/the-problem-of-exposition-t769.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/prompts-n-stuff-t728.htm HeronW Feeling silly and having an icky tummy--so I'm not responsible :} 1. I'm up to my eyeballs in, um, eyeballs! The holiday season is such a rush... 2. Terrified of guns, Jacqui LeFebre was the only FBI special agent working for the President who didn't pack heat. She was also the only one who had written 12 books on parapsychology, and the best bet against the threat on the President's life. 3. I had to do it! They threatened me with (sob) teddy bears! Ideas Tue, 16 Dec 2008 08:49:53 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/prompts-n-stuff-t728.htm#10141 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/prompts-n-stuff-t728.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/internet-chat-room-t617.htm TrainofThought
chat room, take over life, stalking, goes insane, psyche ward, works with doctors to be released, guy from chat shows up, she find out who he really is, she flips out and remains in psyche ward.

I guess it really doesn't matter since I'm 3500 words into it, but thought I'd throw it out there in case I like the story.]]> Ideas Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:14:41 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/internet-chat-room-t617.htm#8021 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/internet-chat-room-t617.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/prompts-or-wtf-did-this-come-from-t652.htm HeronW
1--Folks don't like Rimmers.

2--A: Staking doesn't work for werewolves does it?
b: Nope, it just pisses them off.

3--Nothing worse than a bored deity.]]> Ideas Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:17:10 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/prompts-or-wtf-did-this-come-from-t652.htm#8532 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/prompts-or-wtf-did-this-come-from-t652.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/chester-t537.htm AmandaLyn I don't do kids books. I've tried, and I suck at it, but I always thought it would be neat to do a kids picture book about Chester the Bassett Hound. That was the first dog I owned -- not my family, but me. I rescued him, I guess. The people who owned him were going to put him down because he was a 'sheep killer'. Really, he was a puppy, and he wanted to play, so he would run out to the lambs, bark at them with that bark that comes all the way up from his toenails, and they would drop dead ... Ideas Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:40:30 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/chester-t537.htm#6576 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/chester-t537.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/a-new-take-on-vampires-t562.htm HeronW Been swatting this one around for years... Sunwalkers, Nightstalkers, and Hunters Sunwalkers are the vampires who drink blood from each other and from willing humans, they rule and take care of their clans of immortals and mortals. Nightstalkers can't stand the sun, they rip into anyone and anything and love power Hunters, mortals, hate and kill both along with any humans with ties to either. Start about 10,000 years ago in Ur with the ruler looking for an heir. Ideas Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:28:02 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/a-new-take-on-vampires-t562.htm#7225 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/a-new-take-on-vampires-t562.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/can-you-help-how-does-a-child-swing-t518.htm kimmi I --my toes pushed me back ..I kicked off with myfeet back? tuck edthem under and then release??
ARGHH, any help appreciated.]]> Ideas Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:56:32 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/can-you-help-how-does-a-child-swing-t518.htm#6300 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/can-you-help-how-does-a-child-swing-t518.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/dreams-fancies-and-waking-moments-t428.htm HeronW The unconscious is a huge repository of everything we've ever done and sensed. When it goes off the leash during sleep it can bring out some very odd moments. So too, that time between wakefulness and sleep that opens the mind to odd correlations and juxtapositions. This morning about 5ish, I awaken and doze off again when this sentence goes through my mind. "Are you ready to be a plaything for the gods?" That's from the wild mind that sneaks out when I'm dead to ... Ideas Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:35:15 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/dreams-fancies-and-waking-moments-t428.htm#4524 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/dreams-fancies-and-waking-moments-t428.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/name-idea-t179.htm Suprswimmer Better Off Dead story, what would be good names for it to consider? So far I have:

Lonely Days and that's it. I highly doubt I'm going to use that, but for now, it will do. Just some suggestions would be good. :) Thanks in advance!]]> Ideas Sun, 10 Aug 2008 17:09:29 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/name-idea-t179.htm#1142 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/name-idea-t179.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/wip-shorts-dark-fantasy-t124.htm HeronW
A woman (1920ies), travels from NY to the Outback to find what happened to her husband the bastard.

Early 1800's US, the scion of a 'fine old Suthurn' family is a catfish.]]> Ideas Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:34:42 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/wip-shorts-dark-fantasy-t124.htm#579 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/wip-shorts-dark-fantasy-t124.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/mg-wip-idea-t127.htm Anthony Matias I grew up watching Scooby Doo and the gang on tv and still watch dvd's of the episodes today so I wanted to create something similiar but with a more modern feel. All the stories would be of them solving mysteries. Please tell me what you think. 4 MC's all going to the same grade school. 1st MC is Doug Ula (Dracula's son). He's afraid of blood. 2nd MC is Frank Stein (Frankenstein's son). He's a whimp and gets hurt easily. 3rd MC is Mimi who is the daughter of The Mummy. 4th ... Ideas Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:31:06 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/mg-wip-idea-t127.htm#621 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/mg-wip-idea-t127.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/another-new-wip-idea-t116.htm Anthony Matias I've considered the following on a number of times, but not sure if I'm going to approach it or not. Maybe someone here can do something with it. **** Working title: Six Pack Six high school buddies have gotten together to watch the big game. They've all brought things to eat and drink and one of the things to drink is a six pack of soda which is running a contest where you open the can to find one grand prize of one million dollars. They proceed to hand out the soda - one to ... Ideas Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:42:33 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/another-new-wip-idea-t116.htm#438 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/another-new-wip-idea-t116.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/george-carlin-lives-again-t133.htm joycecwilliams George Carlin's ashes were strewned in a lake about 30 miles away from where I live. His brother said the water turned green for a moment when he threw them in.... According to his brother George went to camp there and he enjoyed it, and that is where he wanted his ashes placed. I drove by that lake today, and said to my granddaughter that's where George Carlin's ashes are, but I don't think I would want to go swimming there (although it's a beautiful lake).. The idea of having anyone's ... Ideas Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:31:20 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/george-carlin-lives-again-t133.htm#644 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/george-carlin-lives-again-t133.htm http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/new-wip-idea-maybe-t115.htm AmandaLyn When I was researching one WIP, I came upon something that I think would be a great story... a canadian naval vessel was torpedoed in a wolf pack. The survivors couldn't be picked up till morning because it was too dark. A British ship moved into position in the early morning and picked up the >80 men alive in the water. Within hours, though, that rescue vessel was also torpedoed. The survivors were picked up out of the water a few hours later (northern Atlantic) by another British boat. Three ... Ideas Mon, 04 Aug 2008 22:15:05 GMT http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/new-wip-idea-maybe-t115.htm#429 http://thewritersblock.forumotion.net/ideas-f6/new-wip-idea-maybe-t115.htm