tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post1652812493106178834..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: How Do We Answer? Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-21758774346600091292021-03-11T12:25:03.435+10:002021-03-11T12:25:03.435+10:00Years later, and I appreciate your answer dear Pau...Years later, and I appreciate your answer dear Paula. Life is still the best teacher of all, isn't it?Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-85213650451730127282016-09-03T18:57:41.260+10:002016-09-03T18:57:41.260+10:00Hi Rita,
It is a really good question, and one whi...Hi Rita,<br />It is a really good question, and one which I'm sure I could answer differently for each book. Let's see, a dream, a flash from a newspaper article, a decision to sit down and nut out a plot, a feeling that I should do something with my family history. When we consider the hidden nature of creativity, no wonder definite answers can be so elusive.Paula Vincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02079952414990463270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-43109436377071323332016-09-01T18:10:02.329+10:002016-09-01T18:10:02.329+10:00Isn't great that we can learn from our own lif...Isn't great that we can learn from our own life lessons? And of course keeping our eyes open to what's happening around us. Yes we do live in a 'rich treasure trove of inspiration'. Nice phrase, Anusha.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-62689129554520319382016-09-01T18:07:12.383+10:002016-09-01T18:07:12.383+10:00Thanks Jo. It seems we writers have to be very awa...Thanks Jo. It seems we writers have to be very aware of the way people tick ... and that includes ourselves.<br />And of life in general and the amazing imagination God has given us.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-73916555101062343352016-09-01T18:04:19.981+10:002016-09-01T18:04:19.981+10:00Ooh that sounds fascinating, Sue. A time slip, hmm...Ooh that sounds fascinating, Sue. A time slip, hmmm you could have a lot of fun with that!<br />Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-61802701941883914172016-09-01T18:02:53.282+10:002016-09-01T18:02:53.282+10:00Wonderful, Jenny. It sounds like for you they come...Wonderful, Jenny. It sounds like for you they come from here, there, and everywhere!Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-15788392399433621432016-09-01T11:33:05.877+10:002016-09-01T11:33:05.877+10:00Yes, Rita, you're right that most fiction writ...Yes, Rita, you're right that most fiction writers are asked this question re our ideas--even my husband puzzles about this! Not sure I'm adding much to what has already been said, but my ideas tend to come from a mixture of my own life experiences and memories (places I've lived, people I've met, things that have impacted me, issues I have grappled with myself etc), from Scripture, from observation of the world around me, from specific research for the particular novel (including people I might interview), from writing exercises at writing workshops/seminars, and--yes, from somewhere in my imagination that I can't explain and that somehow involves the Holy Spirit's inspiration as well!Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-39972243029592746732016-09-01T10:49:35.731+10:002016-09-01T10:49:35.731+10:00Thanks Rita :). My ideas come from all over the pl...Thanks Rita :). My ideas come from all over the place. The novel I'm working on atm was sparked by reading my mother-in-law's journal when she hitchhiked across Europr in 1952. Mind you because my mind works in weird ways it's become a time slip romantic thriller that's currently way too complicated ��. Sue Jeffreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06198695729535623216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-35334745049334103852016-09-01T09:32:51.299+10:002016-09-01T09:32:51.299+10:00Hi Rita
Thanks for your post - and some great ques...Hi Rita<br />Thanks for your post - and some great questions. I sometimes wonder how important it is to have a twist - though clearly we don't want our books to be too predictable. <br /><br />As to where my ideas come from - from my childhood daydreaming (made up characters in a made up world), a vivid dream, sparking of a theme - or sometimes life events, things someone has said, a news item, an idea that randomly pops into my head. I don't really go searching ideas, they find me & claimer to be written. Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-54386138469739282472016-09-01T09:15:28.142+10:002016-09-01T09:15:28.142+10:00Thanks for asking a pertinent question Rita. I am ...Thanks for asking a pertinent question Rita. I am no fiction writer. But I have a huge number of inspirations in my non fiction writing - much from my own life, my own life lessons and also through what I observe. There is a treasure trove of inspiration around us isn't there? I'm glad God's given us such a rich world around us which tingle our writing buds! Thanks for asking.Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.com