tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post8846052356955051658..comments2024-03-18T17:05:21.126+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Dreams and Old Tin Cans by Ann EvansUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-55614653811682113852012-05-01T17:21:58.912+01:002012-05-01T17:21:58.912+01:00Course that's okay Shez! And I hope anonymous&...Course that's okay Shez! And I hope anonymous's daughter has recovered. Thanks for the comments everyone.Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083872251143262097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-12707765066926272562012-04-30T19:44:14.232+01:002012-04-30T19:44:14.232+01:00Hah, great musings. But you do get stymied when pe...Hah, great musings. But you do get stymied when people ask. I generally go the flippant route and reply with, "Weeelll, there's this little little shop of ideas I go to at the bottom of a dark alley in the old part of town." One journalist actually asked for the address. But hang on, what if she followed it up and found the address...okay there's a story there somewhere. So there's another source, replying to blogs about where you get your ideas from.<br />Now my head hurts.Rhys A Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14218495067748397931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-47298054476334829072012-04-29T23:21:21.574+01:002012-04-29T23:21:21.574+01:00My daughter fell out of a tree recently (she was -...My daughter fell out of a tree recently (she was - mostly - fine!) and as she was being wheeled into the ambulance, on a board with her head held in place with those soft blocks, I was saying to her in that calm, Reassuring Parent manner, 'You have to remember all this - think how useful it will be when you want to write a story ...' I did wonder at the time what the ambulance crew thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-68589564496560434062012-04-29T10:34:16.046+01:002012-04-29T10:34:16.046+01:00Hi there! I had to get back in touch just to let y...Hi there! I had to get back in touch just to let you know your post has inspired my most recent post. I've put a link on my blog back to yours so any readers passing through can take a look too. I hope this is o.k. Thanks again.Schezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448528071896661731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-44001206026447997202012-04-28T17:56:21.367+01:002012-04-28T17:56:21.367+01:00Lovely post Ann. I get my ideas from all sorts of ...Lovely post Ann. I get my ideas from all sorts of things but living in Cornwall inspired several books of mine, including Dolphin Rescue and setting for the Amy Carter Mysteries.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11716058361689251073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-79915271738965855242012-04-28T11:15:43.903+01:002012-04-28T11:15:43.903+01:00Thank you for the comments and kind words. Isn'...Thank you for the comments and kind words. Isn't it right though, whenever we give talks we tell the kids/adults to keep an ideas notebook, thing is, we don't always follow our own good advice.Ann Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11083872251143262097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-51599220281870715942012-04-27T11:38:40.188+01:002012-04-27T11:38:40.188+01:00Hi there! I really enjoyed this post. I am so fasc...Hi there! I really enjoyed this post. I am so fascinated by dreams and their meanings. I too had a nightmare that shook me so much that it ended up as a short story. But I've never been brave enough to send it in, its too horrible! Thanks again- keep dreaming! :-)Schezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448528071896661731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-64812074993278159892012-04-27T09:52:29.705+01:002012-04-27T09:52:29.705+01:00And you always seem such a kind, lovely an dgentle...And you always seem such a kind, lovely an dgentle person, Ann! Great post about how such moments of re-seeing spark an idea.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-15518561777896714662012-04-27T09:12:20.711+01:002012-04-27T09:12:20.711+01:00I love this post! So many writers won't answer...I love this post! So many writers won't answer the question 'Where do you get your ideas from?' but it's still the most fascinating question to explore. I suppose it's down to having a special way of looking at the world - 'writer goggles'. Thousands of people might have seen a weird reflection in a car window, but very few would ever think to take it further.Nick Greenhttp://www.nickgreenbooks.webeden.co.uknoreply@blogger.com