Comments on: Where Do Ideas Come From? http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html Non-Fiction & Fiction Writing, Editing, and Web Technology for Freelancers Sun, 14 Mar 2010 03:11:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Finding New Inspiration: First Words and Beyond » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Freelance Writing Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-10636 Finding New Inspiration: First Words and Beyond » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Freelance Writing Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:30:16 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-10636 [...] do you do to find new words when your writing well has run dry? Do you stand beneath the idea waterfall? Or use any of the tips I shared above? Do you have a fabulous technique to share with us? Chime [...] [...] do you do to find new words when your writing well has run dry? Do you stand beneath the idea waterfall? Or use any of the tips I shared above? Do you have a fabulous technique to share with us? Chime [...]

]]> By: Writers Are Superheroes » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Freelance Writing Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-8513 Writers Are Superheroes » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Freelance Writing Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:01:44 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-8513 [...] We’ve all been there. I’m often visited by my Muse at the most inconvenient times. For example, the idea for this very article struck me in the shower this morning! Yes, that’s right. Who knew Muses were so persistent they wouldn’t even let you wash in peace?! Hmmm…. Talk about standing beneath the Idea Waterfall! [...] [...] We’ve all been there. I’m often visited by my Muse at the most inconvenient times. For example, the idea for this very article struck me in the shower this morning! Yes, that’s right. Who knew Muses were so persistent they wouldn’t even let you wash in peace?! Hmmm…. Talk about standing beneath the Idea Waterfall! [...]

]]> By: » Pep Talk No. 99 – Believe » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-7587 » Pep Talk No. 99 – Believe » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Collaborative Blogging Project by Rebecca Laffar-Smith Sun, 19 Jul 2009 09:26:57 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-7587 [...] find success in this industry. Ideas are plentiful and, if you’ve read about the Idea Waterfall you know, there are no bad ideas. But which of the multitude of ideas we have every day can be [...] [...] find success in this industry. Ideas are plentiful and, if you’ve read about the Idea Waterfall you know, there are no bad ideas. But which of the multitude of ideas we have every day can be [...]

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-7449 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:42:25 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-7449 *chuckles* I was recently talking to someone on Plurk about the ideas we get in the shower. Apparently there is a scientific reason. I wish I could remember where this phenomenon was discussed in more detail. It is such a common occurrence that a clever entrepreneur created the <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/02/showertablet-for-wri.html" rel="nofollow">Shower-Tablet</a> for jotting down the ideas we have while wet. *chuckles* I was recently talking to someone on Plurk about the ideas we get in the shower. Apparently there is a scientific reason. I wish I could remember where this phenomenon was discussed in more detail. It is such a common occurrence that a clever entrepreneur created the Shower-Tablet for jotting down the ideas we have while wet.

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-7445 Stephanie Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:41:08 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-7445 aaaah That is why the shower works for me. Writing with wet hands, now that is another story. Cheers Stephanie aaaah That is why the shower works for me. Writing with wet hands, now that is another story.

Cheers Stephanie

]]> By: » Rebecca: A Memoir - In Six Words » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-7270 » Rebecca: A Memoir - In Six Words » Blog Archive » Writer's Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:22:46 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-7270 [...] live in my Idea Waterfall. It is here the very essence of life surrounds me, flows through me. That essence? Creativity. [...] [...] live in my Idea Waterfall. It is here the very essence of life surrounds me, flows through me. That essence? Creativity. [...]

]]> By: Jenny Greenleaf http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-1462 Jenny Greenleaf Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:14:48 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-1462 Thank you so much for pointing this post out to me! How could I have missed it?? I'm glad I read it today, though, because you're right - I'm not alone. :) It seems you and I go through a lot of the same things, despite being on different continents! ;) That's interesting to me! :D Jenny Greenleaf' shares: <a href="http://jenngreenleaf.blogspot.com/2008/09/autumns-creative-moments.html" rel="nofollow">Autumn's Creative Moments</a> Thank you so much for pointing this post out to me! How could I have missed it?? I’m glad I read it today, though, because you’re right – I’m not alone. :) It seems you and I go through a lot of the same things, despite being on different continents! ;) That’s interesting to me! :D

Jenny Greenleaf’ shares: Autumn’s Creative Moments

]]> By: Digging Close To Home | Blogging Without A Blog http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-1399 Digging Close To Home | Blogging Without A Blog Wed, 10 Sep 2008 05:55:26 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-1399 [...] This post written by Rebecca of Writer’s Round-About moved me so much, I remember writing a post about it. It is titled: Where Do Ideas Come From. [...] [...] This post written by Rebecca of Writer’s Round-About moved me so much, I remember writing a post about it. It is titled: Where Do Ideas Come From. [...]

]]> By: Finding Your Writing Zone [Guest Post] — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-358 Finding Your Writing Zone [Guest Post] — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:36:51 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-358 [...] fantasy fiction, or any genre, as Rebecca has taught us, we can shower beneath the Idea Waterfall until we’re overflowing with inspiration that cascades onto the page before our eyes, spilling [...] [...] fantasy fiction, or any genre, as Rebecca has taught us, we can shower beneath the Idea Waterfall until we’re overflowing with inspiration that cascades onto the page before our eyes, spilling [...]

]]> By: Finding Balance In An Off Kilter World — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html#comment-366 Finding Balance In An Off Kilter World — Writer’s Round-About - Rebecca Laffar-Smith Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:33:51 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/2008/01/where-do-ideas-come-from.html/#comment-366 [...] struggling to master alchemy it often means a state of creative void. The ideas are there, the Idea Waterfall never runs dry, but the focus needed to pull droplets of the idea onto the page remains [...] [...] struggling to master alchemy it often means a state of creative void. The ideas are there, the Idea Waterfall never runs dry, but the focus needed to pull droplets of the idea onto the page remains [...]

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