tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post3833669942044956810..comments2024-01-24T05:13:06.164-08:00Comments on Not Your Usual Suspects: BeginningsSusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11286314155783213006noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-58106994348664876992011-06-09T21:24:51.932-07:002011-06-09T21:24:51.932-07:00Hahaha, Shirley -- I think I'd be plotting, to...Hahaha, Shirley -- I think I'd be plotting, too! Thanks for stopping by. :)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-26308524306708879942011-06-09T02:13:07.162-07:002011-06-09T02:13:07.162-07:00Welcome to NYUS, and congrats on your first sale t...Welcome to NYUS, and congrats on your first sale to Carina! Only Fear sounds a great read and I can't wait to download it.<br /><br />I have my ideas when I'm trying to sleep. Husband snores and I lie awake plotting the perfect murder. Hmmm. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05938431508430656253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-56438706609155141332011-06-06T11:46:39.795-07:002011-06-06T11:46:39.795-07:00Toni, I know what you mean about "clutter.&qu...Toni, I know what you mean about "clutter." Great word for it. If my mind feels cluttered, I have difficulty generating new ideas. Must be why I get them upon awakening or at other (rare) quiet moments. :) <br /><br />Rita - I can picture Sister Cecilia sneaking away to read your book and keeping it for herself. ;)Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-46153017088370223612011-06-06T09:11:06.793-07:002011-06-06T09:11:06.793-07:00Anne Marie
I can still remember third grade and Si...Anne Marie<br />I can still remember third grade and Sister Cecilia taking my story with drawings . I know I got in a lot of trouble, but all I can remember is I didn’t get my ‘book’ back. I think it was about 5 pages.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-19874213479755122052011-06-06T08:45:31.363-07:002011-06-06T08:45:31.363-07:00I love your premise, Anne Marie :) Sounds like my ...I love your premise, Anne Marie :) Sounds like my sort of story. <br /><br />Ideas and solutions often come to me in the shower, or somewhere else when the clutter is cleared out and thoughts/solutions/scenarios just seem to float to the top. Of course, if can be hard to find a pen in the shower...Toni Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08348843511453338339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-90949126466633507932011-06-06T07:57:25.714-07:002011-06-06T07:57:25.714-07:00Thanks, Maureen! Glad to be here. :)
Wynter, a s...Thanks, Maureen! Glad to be here. :)<br /><br />Wynter, a salon sounds intriguing. I love using places everyone visits. The reader can relate immediately!<br /><br />Rita - I'm so glad you kept telling lies. ;) I usually just get a snippet of a scene in my head. But even that's different with each book. I've written seven manuscripts, and a couple started out with a scene in my head. A couple developed over time from an idea (such as seeing the Vidocq Society on T.V. and having a premise to build on). I love beginnings and endings. The difficulty is the sagging middle!Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-91407651460795591082011-06-06T07:28:28.509-07:002011-06-06T07:28:28.509-07:00As far back as I can remember I HAD stories to tel...As far back as I can remember I HAD stories to tell. BTW they were sometimes referred to as lies. I remember being very shocked when I learned not everyone had all these stories floating around in their head. I was discouraged and even punished for writing my stories down. Probably would have quit if that hadn’t happened. You know me, do exactly what I’m told not to. The idea for my book Under Fire came in five minutes. I see something and a story comes out like a bomb exploding. Not saying it’s a complete thing, but a beginning and end. When you get a story pop up how much do you see? No matter how exhausted I am when I hit the sheets stories pop up. Either a scene I’m working on or some wild new thing. If I go with thinking about it, I won’t sleep for hours. I’ve developed a sleep mantra to quiet the people in my head. Many, many times I’ve woken in the middle of the night or very early and a scene solution comes very clear.Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09054306874904898496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-82415092602435834682011-06-06T07:16:23.872-07:002011-06-06T07:16:23.872-07:00Welcome to NYUS! I've heard that those first w...Welcome to NYUS! I've heard that those first waking moments are often rich with fresh ideas for many authors. I got the idea for my first book while I was working at a salon. Guess what? It took place in a salon;-)Wynterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13611293420659353094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-86390319036827356522011-06-06T04:49:46.845-07:002011-06-06T04:49:46.845-07:00We are so happy to have you as part of the group, ...We are so happy to have you as part of the group, Anne Marie. :) Only Fear is definitely on my list for September.Maureen A. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432964748852427405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-57433061671411927172011-06-05T20:53:47.332-07:002011-06-05T20:53:47.332-07:00Thanks, Marcelle! And you're so right to wait...Thanks, Marcelle! And you're so right to wait for an idea that has "legs." I think I toyed with manuscripts for a couple years before finding an idea that I just knew was different enough to be special (that "X" factor thing). I think I was finding my way back then. Now, I can really sense when a kernel of plot is enough to drive an entire story. Took some experience to get there though.Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-5202264041099088492011-06-05T19:14:59.485-07:002011-06-05T19:14:59.485-07:00Sounds like you're making a great beginning, A...Sounds like you're making a great beginning, Anne Marie. Only Fear has a great premise. As for story ideas, I can't remember a time when I didn't have them. The trick for me was settling on one that had "legs"--enough potential to carry a novel.<br /><br />Congratulations on your first Carina sale.Marcelle Dubéhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18164965676254630066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-16251015342327874902011-06-05T14:34:43.729-07:002011-06-05T14:34:43.729-07:00Susan, I sooo miss those prechildren days. ;) On ...Susan, I sooo miss those prechildren days. ;) On the occasional morning I wake up before they do, I still have some really interesting ideas run through my head. Must be something about those pre-awakening moments, when the brain's just leaving a dream or something.Anne Marie Beckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17603878676306179018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7545210782126483136.post-90927481720194165682011-06-05T13:31:30.556-07:002011-06-05T13:31:30.556-07:00LOL, your idea beginning has the same origin as mi...LOL, your idea beginning has the same origin as mine. I used to lay in bed for a few minutes before getting up or falling asleep in those prechildren days. I ran the idea around in my head for months before I tried to write my first book. <br />Your book concept looks very interesting.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.com