Comments on: 5 Ways to Find New Material http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/2010/04/07/5-ways-to-find-new-material/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:30:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Same As It Ever Was | NotchTopping http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/2010/04/07/5-ways-to-find-new-material/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Same As It Ever Was | NotchTopping Fri, 28 May 2010 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/?p=1339#comment-387 [...] least for what writing I wish to draw upon. As my tweet buddy Christopher Gronland recently posted, getting out and about is a top source for him in generating new ideas.  I tried to apply that to my vacation, and while [...] [...] least for what writing I wish to draw upon. As my tweet buddy Christopher Gronland recently posted, getting out and about is a top source for him in generating new ideas.  I tried to apply that to my vacation, and while [...]

]]> By: Cynthia Griffith http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/2010/04/07/5-ways-to-find-new-material/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Cynthia Griffith Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:43:55 +0000 http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/?p=1339#comment-342 Yeah, I think I'm due for another brainstorming session next week, too. Yeah, I think I’m due for another brainstorming session next week, too.

]]> By: Christopher Gronlund http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/2010/04/07/5-ways-to-find-new-material/comment-page-1/#comment-340 Christopher Gronlund Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:09:06 +0000 http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/?p=1339#comment-340 It's definitely a case of writing something that helped me, too. It reminded me that I no longer go out and look at everything as a writer. In some ways, I like that -- I don't need to <i>always</i> be on. Sometimes even travel writers need to just take a vacation without making it work. But I don't think about the potential for articles when I'm out as much as I used to. I don't think about how I'd describe things in a novel as much as I used to. When we stumbled upon the blue man in the grocery store that one day, I need to think about how to quickly describe something unusual like that. (Yes, there's a guy who shops at a local store who is blue...probably ingested colloidal silver.) As far as the brainstorming sessions...I think I'm due for one maybe next week :) It’s definitely a case of writing something that helped me, too.

It reminded me that I no longer go out and look at everything as a writer. In some ways, I like that — I don’t need to always be on. Sometimes even travel writers need to just take a vacation without making it work. But I don’t think about the potential for articles when I’m out as much as I used to. I don’t think about how I’d describe things in a novel as much as I used to. When we stumbled upon the blue man in the grocery store that one day, I need to think about how to quickly describe something unusual like that. (Yes, there’s a guy who shops at a local store who is blue…probably ingested colloidal silver.)

As far as the brainstorming sessions…I think I’m due for one maybe next week :)

]]> By: Cynthia Griffith http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/2010/04/07/5-ways-to-find-new-material/comment-page-1/#comment-337 Cynthia Griffith Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:51:13 +0000 http://www.christophergronlund.com/blog/tjw/?p=1339#comment-337 I thought this was a good entry! I hope it inspires some writers to tap into reserves they didn't realize were there -- especially with types of writing they might not have considered before (articles, like travel pieces, for example). And I absolutely LOVE our little beer/coffee blog-writing sessions. It's not only fun, it's definitely productive! :) I thought this was a good entry! I hope it inspires some writers to tap into reserves they didn’t realize were there — especially with types of writing they might not have considered before (articles, like travel pieces, for example).

And I absolutely LOVE our little beer/coffee blog-writing sessions. It’s not only fun, it’s definitely productive! :)

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