tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post6985336620159711064..comments2023-10-30T08:00:54.059-04:00Comments on Laurel's Leaves: A picture is worth a thousand words: visual promptsLaurel Garverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-27053366554986777942015-09-24T18:03:23.377-04:002015-09-24T18:03:23.377-04:00A wonderfully hybrid approach! Great ideas here.A wonderfully hybrid approach! Great ideas here.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-64646035023967618102015-09-24T17:54:27.458-04:002015-09-24T17:54:27.458-04:00I've had ideas come in daydreams, but not so m...I've had ideas come in daydreams, but not so much sleeping dreams. That's really interesting. Definitely images are helpful for rooting settings and being able to describe them. Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-71604468363815419672015-09-24T17:50:24.299-04:002015-09-24T17:50:24.299-04:00Visualization happens later in the process for me....Visualization happens later in the process for me. It's so cool to hear how different writers find their entry points into stories.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-29164444358781322662015-09-24T17:47:32.792-04:002015-09-24T17:47:32.792-04:00So visual is pretty key for your process. Do you d...So visual is pretty key for your process. Do you do Pinterest boards? I know a number of authors who do.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-28475078824102740932015-09-23T16:59:20.929-04:002015-09-23T16:59:20.929-04:00Excellent story starter images! I get stories from...Excellent story starter images! I get stories from pictures, word phrases, and random intersections of words, images, and newspaper articles.Tyrean Martinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356604721537744361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-29224677982891962222015-09-23T14:59:53.049-04:002015-09-23T14:59:53.049-04:00My ideas usually come from dreams, but I do pull u...My ideas usually come from dreams, but I do pull up google images to help me solidify a new environment and occasionally a character. Descriptions become so much more engrossing when using a reference point. Crystal Collierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03912469552483168148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-32388504857261029092015-09-23T12:42:03.266-04:002015-09-23T12:42:03.266-04:00Not all of my novels have started from a mental/vi...Not all of my novels have started from a mental/visual image, but several have. And the ones that haven't, start with an idea that leads to visual images--usually the final scene in the novel.Connie Kellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10774616533630985219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4263988256560129564.post-57537129387795092832015-09-23T08:39:53.396-04:002015-09-23T08:39:53.396-04:00Every story idea I've ever had was either spar...Every story idea I've ever had was either sparked by a visual image or solidified after an initial idea.If the idea comes first, I immediately start searching for character, setting, and world building images. It's how I get inspired to move forward with a story. S.A. Larsenッhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06241633272588383935noreply@blogger.com