M.J. Moores
This question can be answered a number of way:
First off, most of my ideas for stories come to me in my dreams. I have two dreams journals that cover more than 50 potential ideas that cross several genres I enjoy writing in.
Secondly, I gather ideas from talking to people. Just normal, casual conversation or chatter with friends and family about news and life - occasionally the topic or a neat line catches me in a unique way and I have to jot it down for consideration at a later time.
Thirdly, I attend workshops and conferences with other writers and readers. These affairs get me excited and the writing mojo flies into high gear for a good week - a month after depending on the size of the event and the topic(s) covered.
Lastly, I'm a member of a few different writers groups. I run a critique group; I'm a member of an author support group, and I belong to a regional writers group that allows me to connect not only with writers but agents, publishers, illustrators, graphic designers, and others in the industry. Interacting with any one of these groups gets the juices flowing to one degree or another :)
First off, most of my ideas for stories come to me in my dreams. I have two dreams journals that cover more than 50 potential ideas that cross several genres I enjoy writing in.
Secondly, I gather ideas from talking to people. Just normal, casual conversation or chatter with friends and family about news and life - occasionally the topic or a neat line catches me in a unique way and I have to jot it down for consideration at a later time.
Thirdly, I attend workshops and conferences with other writers and readers. These affairs get me excited and the writing mojo flies into high gear for a good week - a month after depending on the size of the event and the topic(s) covered.
Lastly, I'm a member of a few different writers groups. I run a critique group; I'm a member of an author support group, and I belong to a regional writers group that allows me to connect not only with writers but agents, publishers, illustrators, graphic designers, and others in the industry. Interacting with any one of these groups gets the juices flowing to one degree or another :)
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