tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post6745332905682882073..comments2024-02-17T17:59:25.010+10:00Comments on Christian Writers Downunder: What If?Jeanette O'Haganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-75707397632807826532015-09-09T22:35:52.193+10:002015-09-09T22:35:52.193+10:00I love that question, Adam! 'What if?' It&...I love that question, Adam! 'What if?' It's the same question that sparked the premise behind my YA novel 'Integrate'. In that case, 'What if science could ...?' It can be such fun to let our imagination take flight on some of those passing thoughts that drop into our heads occasionally. Looking forward to hearing more about your writing.Adele Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413445554710215786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-40522971648722189612013-10-22T03:36:45.305+10:002013-10-22T03:36:45.305+10:00Adam, you've reminded me of Stan Lee's com...Adam, you've reminded me of Stan Lee's comic book "What if", that allowed the comic book writers to leave the Marvel universe and explore!Dan Lawlishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01255231553945278156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-13683989297315228312013-09-24T09:54:43.403+10:002013-09-24T09:54:43.403+10:00That's pretty cool that you got an idea out of...That's pretty cool that you got an idea out of a dream. My dreams are usually too absurd to get anything useful out of - if I remember them.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-78253627457960087102013-09-17T22:00:41.683+10:002013-09-17T22:00:41.683+10:00Some great "what ifs" Adam - thank you. ...Some great "what ifs" Adam - thank you. My fantasy series started with a dream that didn't want to end come morning and keep on growing into characters, plots and settings in day dreams thereafter. Stories continued to come as I asked "why is this character like this? Why would he/she do that or be like that?" but I'm sure I asked "what ifs" along the way as well. It's certainly a great question.Jeanette O'Haganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11057798704247611224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-6065146361233309162013-09-17T08:13:50.733+10:002013-09-17T08:13:50.733+10:00Sounds interesting. I'll check it out.Sounds interesting. I'll check it out.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-44174543913695537582013-09-17T08:11:25.671+10:002013-09-17T08:11:25.671+10:00Some really challenging questions coming out of th...Some really challenging questions coming out of these comments. It's great. Thanks Anusha.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-6753202157183872012013-09-17T08:10:29.693+10:002013-09-17T08:10:29.693+10:00My wife is a big Agatha Cristie fan, and we just h...My wife is a big Agatha Cristie fan, and we just had a murder mystery night for her birthday. It sure is a lot of fun in the speculative genre.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-38350361852818163742013-09-17T08:08:22.944+10:002013-09-17T08:08:22.944+10:00As a heavy outliner I tend to ask my what if quest...As a heavy outliner I tend to ask my what if questions up front, but as you point out they can crop up during the writing of the story, and can throw some very interesting new ideas in the mix. Great fun.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-33694513415521493072013-09-17T08:06:38.577+10:002013-09-17T08:06:38.577+10:00No worries Ian.No worries Ian.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-61697774972509643312013-09-17T08:05:51.427+10:002013-09-17T08:05:51.427+10:00That's really interesting Margaret. I hadn'...That's really interesting Margaret. I hadn't considered how 'what if' questions apply to non-fiction, but you're right, it's just the same.Adam David Collingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18072000680990534407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-82360987506923127042013-09-16T21:17:02.432+10:002013-09-16T21:17:02.432+10:00A very interesting process you followed to create ...A very interesting process you followed to create your novel, Adam. I wondered if you had heard any of Ian Clayton's teaching? You have a 'grid' already for the revelation he extracts from scripture. Google him for fun and further 'what ifs'! There are 2 Ian Claytons - you want the NZealander. Blessings.Rhonda Pooley - Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267933289137123263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-68731713243326266962013-09-16T18:14:58.180+10:002013-09-16T18:14:58.180+10:00Great post Adam and I do agree that there is much ...Great post Adam and I do agree that there is much in those 2 little words 'what if' that can lead us into many an interesting journey and write many an interesting book! <br /><br />Margaret's good 'what if' question pointed me to that kind of direction - 'What if all Christians really believed what Jesus said and acted on it'! My mind boggles at the implications. So thanks Adam and thanks Margaret. That leads me to say 'What if I really believed every promise in the Bible' and lived the way I believed? Perhaps that's God's challenge to me today!<br />Blessings.Anusha Atukoralahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00859837228901127984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-62664593967422922472013-09-16T16:19:28.626+10:002013-09-16T16:19:28.626+10:00Adam, I enjoyed the mention of your 'little gr...Adam, I enjoyed the mention of your 'little grey cells',a la Hercule Poirot! It must be a lot of fun to write in the speculative genre. You make the rules for your own universe.<br /><br />Oh, those interminable 'what ifs'! They wake me at night. Still that's usually when the best ideas pop in. I appreciate them most when I think I've come to a dead end and they come to my rescue.Rita Galiehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586506137798711397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-51156316304560572752013-09-16T15:10:36.176+10:002013-09-16T15:10:36.176+10:00I think my 'what if' questions happen as t...I think my 'what if' questions happen as the plot of a novel unfolds and I ask myself 'What if I have the hero do this?' or 'What if my heroine chooses to do that?' And if he or she DOES, then what could possibly happen THEN?! And so on and so on! What fun writers have!Jo-Anne Berthelsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09775045057529728396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-16578480379213306812013-09-16T14:55:46.124+10:002013-09-16T14:55:46.124+10:00Great way to get the imagination stirring, Adam.
...Great way to get the imagination stirring, Adam.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing one of your tips.Ian Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192687613923596829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2208627029605402728.post-33485489936755548562013-09-16T14:13:11.161+10:002013-09-16T14:13:11.161+10:00Great food for thought, Adam.
My question at the ...Great food for thought, Adam. <br />My question at the moment is, 'What if Christ's church would follow all of Paul's advice? What would it look like?'<br />Enjoy your little princess...she will grow up far too quickly :)Margaret Lepkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147233663724759684noreply@blogger.com