tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post2926363584865756215..comments2024-03-26T23:41:10.319+00:00Comments on Authors Electric: Inspiration Everywhere by Wendy H. JonesKatherine Robertshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-19209902930911698962017-07-18T23:16:11.212+01:002017-07-18T23:16:11.212+01:00Thank you, Fran. I did mean Kirriemuir. I was writ...Thank you, Fran. I did mean Kirriemuir. I was writing this in a train and my brain wasn't functioning on all four cylinders. I Have been to the Writers museum but I'm always up for a visit to Auld Reekie and The Royal Mile. Especially it involves writerly things Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-67295651778400444212017-07-17T09:19:02.632+01:002017-07-17T09:19:02.632+01:00J M Barrie hailed from Kirriemuir. Maybe that'...J M Barrie hailed from Kirriemuir. Maybe that's what you meant. As a Dundonian myself, It feels like I've always known that but I had to check my facts as your post gave me pause for thought and I doubted myself for a moment. <br /><br />Interesting post, I sometimes scribble on a train or bus, usually observation of or conjectures about fellow passengers, occasionally of some passing scene or incident in the streets, I never actually do anything with these scribbles as such but it flexes the old writing muscles and ideas burrow into my brain and come out when called and needed. <br /><br />Ripley sounds fascinating - a bit like the old uni library in St Andrews where I used to sit and daydream down in 'The Stacks' (when I should have been studying). Something about being surrounded by books and famous writing legends. Like being in an old church where the very walls seem saturated in prayer: in 'bookie' places, the very air is always alive with words, scenes, plots, characters . . . <br /><br />Have you been to the Writers Museum in Edinburgh? I spent several happy afternoons there while reseaching my latest novel. If not, come through and we could have a day out together in the Royal Mille doing writery things. Fran Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13497526684591168192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-70069822249931808472017-07-16T16:36:56.570+01:002017-07-16T16:36:56.570+01:00It's amazing, Reb. Well worth checking out. Gl...It's amazing, Reb. Well worth checking out. Glad you liked the post Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-54296512075530982252017-07-16T16:00:58.948+01:002017-07-16T16:00:58.948+01:00Evernote...? I've heard that name/word before....Evernote...? I've heard that name/word before. Sounds like something I really must try. And thanks for the terrific post.glitter noirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728649916344336118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-74456836278778451612017-07-16T15:48:25.314+01:002017-07-16T15:48:25.314+01:00Love the idea of snippets causing a miasma in the ...Love the idea of snippets causing a miasma in the mind that then emerge fully fledged. Ripley's is a top place for all sorts of writing. Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-27509535392095085822017-07-16T14:26:47.086+01:002017-07-16T14:26:47.086+01:00What often happens in my case is that I'll thi...What often happens in my case is that I'll think subconsciously about a concept for several days without being able to verbalise it fully.<br /><br />That subconscious thought then usually forms into a fragment of text or sometimes a sentence. Two examples I can think offhand are, 'Anger can do in five seconds what a shrink can't do in five years,' or, 'Never have I ever... and never have I ever...'<br /><br />Once those words are out there, the rest of the story or poem usually follows quickly.<br /><br />I've heard of Ripley's before, but I've never been there. It sounds like a top place for crime ideas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17722883586236055399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-58168951047835166052017-07-16T13:20:56.810+01:002017-07-16T13:20:56.810+01:00It was a great trip. I agree about spotting a stor...It was a great trip. I agree about spotting a story that needs to be told. That happens all the time<br />Wendy H. Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04022089775887274043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2429560125838989988.post-55648558119988985702017-07-16T10:04:36.414+01:002017-07-16T10:04:36.414+01:00Sounds like a great trip Wendy. I don't think ...Sounds like a great trip Wendy. I don't think I knew JMB was from Kirkcaldy. Hard to say what inspires me by the way. I think just spotting a story that needs to be told. Ali AliBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09611113709872287863noreply@blogger.com