tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209290250649055624.post307827778685482070..comments2023-06-26T12:20:00.185+01:00Comments on My Writerly Blog: Mommy, Where Do Ideas Come From?Lyle Skainshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07542916384205091084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209290250649055624.post-64253930134903512032008-08-19T15:22:00.000+01:002008-08-19T15:22:00.000+01:00Glad you liked it!I also suffer from fear that I'v...Glad you liked it!<BR/><BR/>I also suffer from fear that I've already used up all the good ideas I'm ever going to have. Eek! It's all just writer-specific neuroses, though.<BR/><BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8209290250649055624.post-48082716249223722872008-08-19T14:11:00.000+01:002008-08-19T14:11:00.000+01:00I'm sure I've read something like Drowning Jonatha...I'm sure I've read something like Drowning Jonathan before.<BR/>I'm also sure I've never read anything like Drowning Jonathan before.<BR/>It's what you do with the idea that matters. So what if the story you had in your head is already out there? I bet by the time you get it down on paper, it turns out to be a different beast altogether anyway.<BR/>You're right that the same idea is made original because of the approach and the experiences of the writer. For example, the writers that have already written your ideas might employ a character that eats nothing but tomato soup. You, however, might take a different approach...<BR/><BR/>By the way, I liked Drowning Jonathan very much.Phil Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03419131911523953541noreply@blogger.com