tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post8373312381253276587..comments2024-02-16T15:14:36.719-06:00Comments on Wet Noodle Posse: Getting Stories from the NewsMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-13648477774839057882008-08-04T23:41:00.000-05:002008-08-04T23:41:00.000-05:00Good idea, Gillian! I'll admit to a few inspired i...Good idea, Gillian! I'll admit to a few inspired ideas from television shows too. I think one of the Noodlers will be posting on that topic this month, so stay tuned....Tori Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514585159442285006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-65313637322121310902008-08-04T18:42:00.000-05:002008-08-04T18:42:00.000-05:00Tori, huge congratulations! I didn't realize today...Tori, huge congratulations! I didn't realize today was your release day. :)<BR/><BR/>This was a fun exercise. I love idea #2, it makes me think paranormal...but many of my ideas come from the history channel or National Geographic magazine, sense I mostly think Historical.Gillian Laynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15772849187702478349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-25374786055247286572008-08-04T18:08:00.000-05:002008-08-04T18:08:00.000-05:00Thanks Diane! I love that cover. Just like I'm sti...Thanks Diane! I love that cover. Just like I'm still in love with Gabe, the hero in Double Exposure.<BR/><BR/>Have you ever had a story that just didn't let go once it was finished?Tori Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514585159442285006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-12346738067224159422008-08-04T18:03:00.000-05:002008-08-04T18:03:00.000-05:00Everybody please note that Tori's debut book, Doub...Everybody please note that Tori's debut book, Double Exposure, is out RIGHT NOW!!<BR/><BR/>http://tinyurl.com/6lrqph <BR/><BR/>And you HAVE to go look at the cover!Diane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-45649770712303604912008-08-04T17:27:00.000-05:002008-08-04T17:27:00.000-05:00Glad you guys found this helpful. I'm a news junki...Glad you guys found this helpful. I'm a news junkie. Should have been a reporter in my younger days.Tori Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514585159442285006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-84963053546310425852008-08-04T16:32:00.000-05:002008-08-04T16:32:00.000-05:00These are great ideas, Tori! #1 really intrigues m...These are great ideas, Tori! #1 really intrigues me. I'm going to grab my newspaper right now and skim over it to see what I can find. Thanks for the great reminder to use stories right in front of us for inspiration!Theresa Raganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494183034075057121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-15627717985010211092008-08-04T13:01:00.000-05:002008-08-04T13:01:00.000-05:00I'm impressed, Tori! You have a great eye for the ...I'm impressed, Tori! <BR/>You have a great eye for the headline that sparks a story idea.<BR/><BR/>My next book was sparked by the media frenzy around celebrities. I thought, what would it be like if a Regency lady were the victim of the Regency equivalent of the paparazzi?<BR/>Scandalizing the Ton is the result!!<BR/><BR/>I have an excerpt up at dianegaston.comDiane Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770373530197339170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-33855328060326382452008-08-04T12:19:00.000-05:002008-08-04T12:19:00.000-05:00I like the second one. The crime and punishment n...I like the second one. The crime and punishment news often has stranger, (and creepier), stories great for inspiring intrigue and suspense. I can imagine alien abduction, an elaborate escape from another country, or the one guy out of thirty who has no idea what's going on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-51018591324528042702008-08-04T10:17:00.000-05:002008-08-04T10:17:00.000-05:00Barbara, that just shows how two people could read...Barbara, that just shows how two people could read the same headline and come up with two very different stories. Since I tend to write toward the sexier end of the spectrum, my book would be totally different. Yours sounds like a great idea!Tori Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514585159442285006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-2457861408035806772008-08-04T09:56:00.000-05:002008-08-04T09:56:00.000-05:00Tori, As a former reporter, I love to find stori...Tori,<BR/><BR/> As a former reporter, I love to find stories from the news. It's a great idea and I am glad you brought it up.<BR/><BR/> Number 4 jumped out at me because I am working on something along those lines. Except, it is a very shy young women who thinks she is being sent to a class to help out a friend. It turns out her friend tricked her into the class to help her get over her overwhelming shyness. <BR/><BR/> I could also see #4 as a great erotica story. Mine is not erotica. <BR/><BR/> I could see #3 as a story where the cab driver finds his true love, but he's forced to play matchmaker for her. Maybe there's a communication gap because he's from another country? Just a thought. <BR/><BR/> Thanks for the post.<BR/><BR/>BarbaraBarbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02346025266395336887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-70461780234029715812008-08-04T09:48:00.000-05:002008-08-04T09:48:00.000-05:00Great idea, mo h! I've searched online newspapers ...Great idea, mo h! I've searched online newspapers when I needed details, such as when my heroine mentioned her parents had died during a blizzard, I went looking for a really bad blizzard around 1993, then used that to determine where her parents lived.Tori Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02514585159442285006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18101458.post-92087391896081434482008-08-04T09:15:00.000-05:002008-08-04T09:15:00.000-05:00Tori,Great topic! Another way to use newspapers is...Tori,<BR/>Great topic! Another way to use newspapers is for historical research. I used newspaper archives to read accounts of an 1893 hurricane for a historical romance I wrote.Mo Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13644902211036445323noreply@blogger.com