tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post2509996972160854068..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: SynchronicitySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-58651006066660361732011-01-30T08:56:30.269-08:002011-01-30T08:56:30.269-08:00I love that poster - so evocative! And I loved In ...I love that poster - so evocative! And I loved In Plain View with all it's imagery.<br /><br />Great post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-63939416236569369122011-01-24T17:51:01.962-08:002011-01-24T17:51:01.962-08:00I totally agree, Julie M.
I think it's becau...I totally agree, Julie M.<br /> <br />I think it's because when there is lots of detail we can pick and choose-- more "angles" for the camera in a way.J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-13141854841033175602011-01-24T16:25:09.455-08:002011-01-24T16:25:09.455-08:00Smooch.
Thanks Marcelle.Smooch.<br />Thanks Marcelle.J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50379772294716920702011-01-24T16:23:12.609-08:002011-01-24T16:23:12.609-08:00Great post and very true. My writing flows better ...Great post and very true. My writing flows better when I can visualize the scene down the to tiniest detail.Julie Moffetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336467844360987305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-32965012002074702112011-01-24T13:24:02.414-08:002011-01-24T13:24:02.414-08:00No need to be nervous -- it's a great story!No need to be nervous -- it's a great story!Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-58148490408470881712011-01-24T12:42:52.296-08:002011-01-24T12:42:52.296-08:00Places and people and overheard conversations. How...Places and people and overheard conversations. How they stay in a writer's mind. Your description intrigued me, Julie.Elise Warnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12111849185666548945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-72431821452570815942011-01-24T12:11:57.147-08:002011-01-24T12:11:57.147-08:00Thanks, Marcelle. (Although I admit, I always feel...Thanks, Marcelle. (Although I admit, I always feel a rush of nerves when someone says they're reading my book. My Imposter Syndrome flaring up, I suppose. )<br /><br />I love the image of the red shoe/shoeless kid. I grew up in the big city. For a while there was a fad, when a boy was recruited into a gang, the gang bought him new (expensive) shoes.<br />They tied the laces of the old ones together and flung them over a power line, where everyone on the block could see. The sight of a new pair of dangling shoes used to make me sick to my stomach. <br /><br />Wynter--I know what you mean. Sometimes the synchonicity happens when the bits you already have meet their 'missing piece.'<br /><br />Like a little lost shoe...J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-78565508045335439972011-01-24T10:02:58.329-08:002011-01-24T10:02:58.329-08:00I know exactly what you mean. The inspiration for ...I know exactly what you mean. The inspiration for my next Carina novel was a kid's red high top abandoned on a highway. I kept circling back to that image and the result is The Shoeless Kid.<br /><br />I'm in the middle of reading In Plain View, by the way. I'm enjoying it very much. I can "see" the fields and the hanging tree... good job.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-20230559073021254712011-01-24T09:11:20.376-08:002011-01-24T09:11:20.376-08:00Great post. I often have stories tumbling around i...Great post. I often have stories tumbling around in my head, waiting for the missing element to bring the idea to fruition. When that missing link falls into place, the story follows.Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-8635122088160870622011-01-24T07:56:42.056-08:002011-01-24T07:56:42.056-08:00Maureen--
Will keep an eye out for lobster boats. ...Maureen--<br />Will keep an eye out for lobster boats. ;)J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-40321963470003925442011-01-24T07:55:20.421-08:002011-01-24T07:55:20.421-08:00Toni--
What else are friends for? (I have a mental...Toni--<br />What else are friends for? (I have a mental picture of you leaving a lovely supper party toting a painting under your arm. )<br /><br />I completely agree! When the work is going well, it's as if the universe conspires to support my vision. Images appear, buildings pop out of the landscape-the perfect setting! and lobster boats lurk in every port.<br /><br />Of course, when the work is blowing chunks I see nothing but laundry, dirty dishes, stacks of bills and sweeping fields of weeds in my yard. <br /><br />Funny how that works?J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-89505851623760493222011-01-24T07:45:40.574-08:002011-01-24T07:45:40.574-08:00Clare--you can call me Julie! No duh.
I know exac...Clare--you can call me Julie! No duh.<br /><br />I know exactly what you mean about seeing a bulding and knowing it belongs in the story. <br /><br />Mysteries are so informed by a sense of place, don't you think? When you know the place, you know something critical about the story.J Wachowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01184091482307217132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-50865368730572183622011-01-24T07:33:48.208-08:002011-01-24T07:33:48.208-08:00Beautiful post, Julie. It is so true. I am actua...Beautiful post, Julie. It is so true. I am actually searching for a painting of lobster boats to mount over the fireplace. I just can't find that 'perfect one' yet.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-81033298816488059622011-01-24T06:46:51.010-08:002011-01-24T06:46:51.010-08:00Jules--I love that poster and how it inspired the ...Jules--I love that poster and how it inspired the story. I have a poster like that for my first story HER SANCTUARY. I stole it off one of my best friends and really should get it framed. I'm really inspired by images and synchronicity. Lovely post :)Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-82220203309563021872011-01-24T04:40:40.908-08:002011-01-24T04:40:40.908-08:00Yes, I know I called you Julie *duh*, I got the na...Yes, I know I called you Julie *duh*, I got the names mixed on my 2 posts. What can I say but "Monday morning"?! :)Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-74535678721637016702011-01-24T04:38:15.076-08:002011-01-24T04:38:15.076-08:00There's a wonderful evocative feel to that des...There's a wonderful evocative feel to that description, Julie, it creates that very picture in the reader's mind. It's fascinating how scenery can seep into our writing consciousness, and very exciting. <br /><br />There's an old building I pass every day on my way to work, and it's prompted me to create a new character for a book. He works somewhere just like that, I know it in my head and heart! I can't pass the place without immediately thinking of him, they're irrevocably linked now LOL.Clare Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392142798976142547noreply@blogger.com