tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post8300179388573204930..comments2023-10-08T05:59:35.021-05:00Comments on Organized Chaos: That New Idea SmellKelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-46220212887424288062009-05-15T09:35:00.000-05:002009-05-15T09:35:00.000-05:00Thanks, Susan! Good to see you here. :)
Sewicked ...Thanks, Susan! Good to see you here. :)<br /><br />Sewicked - I've done the character name title before, as a placeholder for something else. Fortunately, titles aren't so important until you're ready to submit, so there's time to come up with an eye-catching one!Kelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-39565511315318255822009-05-15T09:22:00.000-05:002009-05-15T09:22:00.000-05:00I usually get the "oooh shiny!" part of ideas. It'...I usually get the "oooh shiny!" part of ideas. It's a toy to play with and see what happens. Titles take forever. My current (okay, the one that's closest to completion) is simply titled with the lead characters' names. Now, that's boring!Sewickedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01687151840720911769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-11875950966112857182009-05-15T08:28:00.000-05:002009-05-15T08:28:00.000-05:00Don't you love that smell? My ideas start with que...Don't you love that smell? My ideas start with questions, too, but they're usually, "I wonder what would happen if . . . ?<br />Great post!<br />Susan Shay<br />Blind Sight<br />3twistedsisters.wordpress.comSusan Shayhttp://www.susanshay.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-15765795229645804992009-05-15T08:21:00.000-05:002009-05-15T08:21:00.000-05:00falfast - About half the time I have a title when ...falfast - About half the time I have a title when I start. TDTD didn't happen as a title until halfway into querying. During writing and editing, I called it Dark City (boring, I know).<br /><br />Jamie - TDTD is first person, past tense. I love writing in both first and third, and each story demands something different. Thanks for asking!Kelly Meding/Kelly Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07058232720272908627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-81415258411675923222009-05-14T10:23:00.000-05:002009-05-14T10:23:00.000-05:00Some ideas hit me hard (new car-like), and others ...Some ideas hit me hard (new car-like), and others take awhile. My short story idea took two weeks to "brew", but is now just taking off without me. Wish it would have done that from the start...<br /><br />Congratulations on your bright, shiny new plot! <br /><br />I've been wanting to ask: would you share what style Three Days to Dead is written in? First person? Third? Amazon doesn't have a "peek inside" feature up for it yet...<br /><br />Thanks! :-)Jamie D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05486427517423813962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21396366.post-35304044162413382062009-05-14T09:59:00.000-05:002009-05-14T09:59:00.000-05:00Good luck with your new project. I almost always s...Good luck with your new project. I almost always start with the title, it gives the story a sense of permanency.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com