tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post2060122787869948613..comments2024-02-20T00:17:29.357-08:00Comments on Through The Looking Glass: Direction Vikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-38501215154206067472015-01-26T12:53:46.875-08:002015-01-26T12:53:46.875-08:00Thanks Anita. The clock tower did make me think of...Thanks Anita. The clock tower did make me think of Back to the Future also-I love the storytelling in that film! All the best for your writing in 2015 tooVikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-90649027790135259372015-01-26T12:33:21.025-08:002015-01-26T12:33:21.025-08:00Thanks Jean. I think it's great you find inspi...Thanks Jean. I think it's great you find inspiration in everything. I love those light bulb moments where something you hear or see can spark off ideas! Vikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-54448049513815866022015-01-25T09:46:25.032-08:002015-01-25T09:46:25.032-08:00Happy New Year to you, Vikki! I love the idea of a...Happy New Year to you, Vikki! I love the idea of a writing map and will go over and look at the website you've linked to. Your paragraph about the clock is wonderful, could see that in a scene, with a parallel to time adjusting or standing still. And of course there is the clock tower in Back to the Future! Best of luck with your writing in 2015.Anita Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08643609708390860371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-51681786650185153792015-01-23T11:24:01.837-08:002015-01-23T11:24:01.837-08:00HI Vikki, and a Happy New Year to you too.
I'm...HI Vikki, and a Happy New Year to you too.<br />I'm inspired by everything. Hearing a song, seeing an article on TV or in the paper, talking to friends, or reading a blog (!) bring me inspiration. I adore reading and only wish that I could produce a book as good as some of my favourites!Jean Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04805479454940218153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-26749798192613934642015-01-20T12:33:25.764-08:002015-01-20T12:33:25.764-08:00Ha - there is nothing like a deadline to make thos...Ha - there is nothing like a deadline to make those words flow, is there!?Vikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-10549691511765896912015-01-20T12:32:51.519-08:002015-01-20T12:32:51.519-08:00I'm sure I've heard writers say something ...I'm sure I've heard writers say something similar - that they've tried to capture a real life event and feed it into a story, but then it just ends up sounding too bizarre and unbelievable! Vikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-14252739534490999682015-01-20T12:28:44.694-08:002015-01-20T12:28:44.694-08:00Thanks Rebecca. I like that description of a '...Thanks Rebecca. I like that description of a 'circle of inspiration' and the desire to inspire others. I always enjoy looking at your photos of interesting places and objects that you stumble across!Vikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-44461553285238647462015-01-20T12:25:43.105-08:002015-01-20T12:25:43.105-08:00I like your description of what inspires you, Joan...I like your description of what inspires you, Joanna. You're so right that the little memories can remain imprinted in your brain and re-surface in helpful ways to form fiction!Vikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-69797535294516620462015-01-20T12:22:12.494-08:002015-01-20T12:22:12.494-08:00Thanks again for the map - there's lots of dif...Thanks again for the map - there's lots of different parts to it that I'll enjoy exploring! Vikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039838691449950827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-32725541886516975062015-01-20T06:35:27.457-08:002015-01-20T06:35:27.457-08:00Deadlines seem to inspire me!Deadlines seem to inspire me!Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-6618381470663889442015-01-20T02:35:45.580-08:002015-01-20T02:35:45.580-08:00Such an interesting post, Vikki. Your writing map ...Such an interesting post, Vikki. Your writing map is clearly a successful Christmas present. I can relate to much of what you say, but I'll single out the idea of life being stranger than fiction.<br /><br />At the moment I'm editing/re-writing my WIP. The storyline is (was) based on a real-life situation that one of my friends found herself in. Once I finished my first draft, I suspected the plot simply didn't work. Two 'buddies' who read it agreed. Hence the re-write. Definitely a case of life being stranger than fiction!Joan Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09629276914643471249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-78873573257572786402015-01-20T02:08:54.428-08:002015-01-20T02:08:54.428-08:00Great post Vikki, and I love the invitation for in...Great post Vikki, and I love the invitation for introspection and deeper thinking on all that inspires, but particularly in terms of writing. Your writing map sounds like a great tool for inspiration and will be a nice snapshot to return to in the future and meditate on your writing 'journey'.<br /><br />I love the image of the clock without hands too, which then completely removes its purpose, albeit temporarily until it is fixed (assuming it does get fixed!). I can see sparks already flying from that image.<br /><br />My inspiration is that I see and experience so many things in my days, and in my life, that I want to express those things through words and stories and share them with others the best way that I can, to in turn inspire others. It's a circle of inspiration!<br /><br />Looking forward to hearing/seeing more of your 'map' xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17442641050422175852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-64264543367101282332015-01-20T01:48:25.942-08:002015-01-20T01:48:25.942-08:00I love this post, Vikki, and also your beautiful w...I love this post, Vikki, and also your beautiful writing map.<br /><br />I am inspired by books and always make time not just to read them, but to absorb the layers of meaning behind the words, or often, the truth beneath the unwritten words. This is why I read very slowly! My memories also inspire me. Not necessarily the hugely important, big-occasion ones, but just a person's casual mannerism or their sad smile or the way they get into a car. It could be any tiny thing, but those are the kind of things that are imprinted in my brain. I am hopeless socially, always in a world of my own, away with the fairies, observing and storing these collected human odds and ends for later.<br /><br />Wishing you the greatest success and happiness for 2015. I hope all your dreams come true. xJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346863303904973315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272063339278297404.post-69860748786253154422015-01-20T01:38:40.862-08:002015-01-20T01:38:40.862-08:00What a lovely, interesting post, Vikki - I'm g...What a lovely, interesting post, Vikki - I'm glad the writing map is making you think so much. Love the image of the clock without its hands!Rosemary Gemmellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09311840205603508422noreply@blogger.com