tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post3565825628764369215..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Applying Journalistic Methods to Fiction WritingLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66675570353115760322012-08-09T11:22:15.909-04:002012-08-09T11:22:15.909-04:00Aw, thank you, Suzie!
Yep, those Ws are importan...Aw, thank you, Suzie! <br /><br />Yep, those Ws are important to fiction. In fact, I think this revelation about the similarities may help me become more of a plotter and less of a pantster!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-81361579709928092722012-08-08T23:46:43.172-04:002012-08-08T23:46:43.172-04:00I love it, Niki!
1) you have your own voice and ...I love it, Niki! <br /><br />1) you have your own voice and it's a good one; <br />2) I agree with the five "Ws" - they are as key to fiction as they are to journalism; <br />3) I do believe that being exposed to all of that ink did indeed cause a transformation in your blood. <br /><br />You, dear, have ink in your veins - and I love when you share it with us. ;-)Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-55504950321674418192012-08-08T22:56:04.485-04:002012-08-08T22:56:04.485-04:00Susie, so true! I think the print editions are bec...Susie, so true! I think the print editions are becoming strictly limited to local papers. Even the print subs for the big papers come via mail nowadays.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-15151162971057752812012-08-08T22:54:31.929-04:002012-08-08T22:54:31.929-04:00Barb, ha ha!!! I agree, there is a wealth of comed...Barb, ha ha!!! I agree, there is a wealth of comedic material in the news... look at what Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have done with that!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74235205885360319902012-08-08T22:53:32.067-04:002012-08-08T22:53:32.067-04:00Anita, I SO feel your pain! I had a motor route, s...Anita, I SO feel your pain! I had a motor route, so dogs weren't such an issue, but our next door neighbors had a huge German shepherd who used to chase me all the time. I hated that dog, and the Dobermans who lived down the road and had to be shooed back to their yard with rocks on the way home from the bus stop!Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78541974444827635732012-08-08T22:30:47.035-04:002012-08-08T22:30:47.035-04:00I am often intrigued by news stories. Great tips....I am often intrigued by news stories. Great tips.<br /><br />My brother used to be a substitute delivery person for our paper route. Amazing to think we used to get papers from a kid on a bike. Now we may be the only people on our block to get a print edition.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-42348491190638700132012-08-08T22:24:17.905-04:002012-08-08T22:24:17.905-04:00I've pulled more than one idea out of the news...I've pulled more than one idea out of the news, and was just advised it's one of the best sources of comedy as well.<br />But I get pulled out of the story easily too. I think my local television news outlets have some serious problems knowing where to place their modifiers. And those can be really funny sometimes. (It's one of the best reasons to watch the news.)Examples fail me. I Barbara Earlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446880500278578170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-17063294630712320692012-08-08T20:58:54.102-04:002012-08-08T20:58:54.102-04:00Watching the news always sparks ideas for stories....Watching the news always sparks ideas for stories. In that way, I'm inspired by the news, but my stories are nothing like the original because I play the 'what if' game and change it drastically. <br /><br />At 11, I had an after-school paper route when I lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It was a walking route and took about 2 hrs. I did it to the best of my ability because it was a job, Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07759232889762510956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-42345982452505662872012-08-08T12:09:03.745-04:002012-08-08T12:09:03.745-04:00Maybe I get inspired by news items because I like ...Maybe I get inspired by news items because I like suspense and so much of what's in the news lends itself to that, all the unsolved mysteries and crazy people. I have a whole file of potential story ideas from various news articles.Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11189622609363171312012-08-08T12:06:50.555-04:002012-08-08T12:06:50.555-04:00Very true, Deb, about the brevity! One of the othe...Very true, Deb, about the brevity! One of the other things that helped me is having to "write to fit" the editor's requests, for length or style or focus of the story. It also helped me not be so attached to my words...Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-66209028009574838652012-08-08T11:54:30.273-04:002012-08-08T11:54:30.273-04:00Nice. Those are great guidelines for fiction write...Nice. Those are great guidelines for fiction writers. Although, I can't say I've ever personally had a story idea inspired by the news.Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-3149017831976744052012-08-08T06:50:42.520-04:002012-08-08T06:50:42.520-04:00One memory I enjoy is the sound of the newspaper d...One memory I enjoy is the sound of the newspaper delivery car pausing out front on those early summer mornings. I'd be awake but in bed and hear the car come down the road and stop. Although I'm an early bird, it was still comforting to think 'i'm in bed while that poor person has to be up driving around...' so I love your description from the other side of that story.<br />Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com