Comments on: How to Harvest Creative Writing Ideas from the News

By: Why Hunting for Plots is Worthless | Writers' Treasure

Why Hunting for Plots is Worthless | Writers' Treasure — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 11:02:05 +0000

[...] ideas be found? Everywhere. In your own previous writing. Your journal (if you happen to have one). Newspapers, novels, television, films, etc. Don’t try to steal plots; if you do, then your writing will not be original, and that’s a [...]

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:07:13 +0000

I bet obits are great for getting character ideas! Good thinking Charlotte!

By: Charlotte Rains Dixon

Charlotte Rains Dixon — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 22:22:40 +0000

I love reading the obituaries for ideas for characters. They are full of fascinating tidbits and things I would never think of on my own!

By: Melissa Donovan

Melissa Donovan — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 21:47:56 +0000

I remember in grammar school we had a section on local history, which was pretty interesting. History, like the news, provides a lot of fodder for creative writing ideas

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:39:56 +0000

After my last road trip, I really learned to appreciate history and settings. I’ve started to research my own neighborhood … I didn’t realize how much past, I never really knew, and how much it shaped the present that I know now.
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..8 Ways to Be Heroic =-.