tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post7559787329823259099..comments2024-03-03T22:02:43.757-04:00Comments on Quiet Laughter: #atozchallenge: Setting by @GayDeganiGuilie Castillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-27861368353468250872014-04-23T20:10:30.328-04:002014-04-23T20:10:30.328-04:00Place is usually the first that comes to me, too.Place is usually the first that comes to me, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-24933900900353654392014-04-23T06:29:43.244-04:002014-04-23T06:29:43.244-04:00Really interesting piece.
I use the idea of plac...Really interesting piece. <br />I use the idea of place to help singers get into a song - what time of year is it, where are you, inside or outside, what have you on your feet, is it day or night … once a picture comes into your mind's eye then the story of the song takes on a different meaning.<br />Fil A to Z ing along at<br /><a href="http://www.fil-campbell.blogspot.co.uk" rel="nofollow">Fil's Place - Old Songs and Memories </a> Filhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027496923235464642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-82270672276552752692014-04-22T17:13:25.601-04:002014-04-22T17:13:25.601-04:00Debi, it's funny how that works. I too love g...Debi, it's funny how that works. I too love going to museums because I never know what I will see that will stir me to write. Get those down in what ever form they've presented themselves to you. It's terrific to let them simmer, but not too long because something else may distract you, but if you even have fragments written down, I promise you will get to them sooner or later. I have a whole folder of fragments on my computer and it's surprising how often I end up putting two or three ideas together. Gay Deganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-65673207050960444812014-04-22T17:08:57.179-04:002014-04-22T17:08:57.179-04:00Thank you so much, Stephen, and can I say I feel h...Thank you so much, Stephen, and can I say I feel honored by your words and by the fact that you're a friend. The treasure I will take from the "2014" project are the writers I've met and gotten to know. You, dear sir, are one of the diamonds.Gay Deganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-46889143448704476622014-04-22T17:06:47.463-04:002014-04-22T17:06:47.463-04:00Hilary, you mention Cornwall and though I've n...Hilary, you mention Cornwall and though I've never been there, reference to it always conjures up the gothic romances I read years ago. How I loved them and how I imagined I would love the wildness of Cornwall. Thanks so much for reading this and I want to encourage you to write down all those descriptive stories as you know them and don't worry about how they could be stories. Just get the words going and you might be very surprized!Gay Deganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-8192832121947601862014-04-22T17:03:27.696-04:002014-04-22T17:03:27.696-04:00Even in a post on a blog, you manage, Shan, to evo...Even in a post on a blog, you manage, Shan, to evoke the places you write about. Love the dogwood shaped like a flower. Reminds me of Daphne turning into a laurel tree. Thanks for reading and I hope you can find time to check out the "2014" series from Pure Slush and maybe my novel too.Gay Deganihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609404497703663916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-83972700437969161612014-04-22T15:40:40.497-04:002014-04-22T15:40:40.497-04:00I went into a museum lately, and I came out of it ...I went into a museum lately, and I came out of it with three new stories simmering in my brain. <br />Deb@ http://debioneille.blogspot.comdebi o'neillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326849099713939434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-65815045045837892332014-04-22T14:45:07.821-04:002014-04-22T14:45:07.821-04:00Great post, Gay and Guilie. Setting works for both...Great post, Gay and Guilie. Setting works for both of your story cycles in 2014. I really look forward to your days as I can count on a strong story experience each time, and setting is always a big part of it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10643925402494246940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-19606732529921879832014-04-22T06:49:04.356-04:002014-04-22T06:49:04.356-04:00HI Guilie and Gay - I seem to revert to childhood ...HI Guilie and Gay - I seem to revert to childhood and remember the days in Cornwall at various places, but then I'd remember our family home to the west of London ... and could incorporate that too - but I doubt I'll write a story as such .. but the descriptive ideas sit in my head ... <br /><br />Story telling has so many anchors .. lovely to read this - cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7436812892124383603.post-84922552625708254772014-04-22T02:38:24.778-04:002014-04-22T02:38:24.778-04:00Places get me all the time. Last June, I wandered...Places get me all the time. Last June, I wandered with a friend in her hometown public gardens - a lush and not overly structured place. Several spots reminded me of a location in my fantasy series, and there was a dogwood tree that suggested the shape and bearing of a flower that is vital to the culture of one social group.<br /><br />Years ago, my husband and I lived and worked in Yellowstone. One day, we hiked the Old Faithful Overlook Trail. When we reached the top of the ridge, with the sweep of land, mostly wild, beneath us, and a rock outcropping filled with chattering marmots behind, I knew I had found the home of that social group.<br /><br />I always trust those instincts. =)<br />Shan Jeniah Burtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01757607146774769663noreply@blogger.com