Once again, no decent post title. 😭
Hmm.
What to talk about?
It's hard to concentrate; I forgot to prewrite and woke up at five in the morning and instead of rolling over and going back to sleep, I suddenly realized "ack, no post!"
Ugh.
Anyway.
I think the month's suggested topic was about where our ideas come from?
Weirdly, that's actually kind of hard to answer?
I mean, it's hard to recall mostly, somehow. A few ideas I remember where they came from, but for the most part...
I guess mostly they're just the product of me turning things I've just seen, heard or read over in my mind? Or otherwise just pondering things.
Like, for example, my series of books about the illegitimate daughters of Achilles and Odysseus. I had been thinking about the incident wherein, in the final weeks of Achilles' life, he needed purification after murdering Thersites. Since the Greek army didn't want to go without Achilles' spear, rather than trusting that he would be able to find a cooperative king in time to return quickly from his exile, Odysseus accompanied him to Methymna on the island of Lesbos so that he could perform the purification. I found myself wondering just what else would have happened while they were there, especially given that they were both...how to put this? Not exactly "lecherous," but..."sexually self-indulgent," maybe? Either way, I found myself thinking that even though they would be in Methymna only a single night (probably), they might have ended up leaving behind "presents" in a couple of the local girls...and before I knew it I was naming the two daughters who would be born and planning how they would escape and wander the world as heroines.
That always feels faster and simpler before I try writing it out... 😰
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...I'm gonna go back to sleep now... 😅
It sounds like you get ideas from all around you. I think it's a great way to decide what to write.
ReplyDeleteAnonymously Esther O'Neill, East of the Sun, no google, flaky wifi. Intriguing, erudite, funny too.
ReplyDeleteHaha! And you got up and wrote a quick post. Way to go! LOL. I pace myself and write one midmonth so it's never an issue. But last month I forget to schedule social media posts to promote the post. *shrugs* Life goes on, eh?
ReplyDeleteI love how you came up with your idea for your books. It's fun to take a small detail like that from mythology and really think about it and turn it into an idea.
ReplyDeleteThat simple idea gave you a lot to go on. Greek mythology is good fodder and people like to read it.
ReplyDeleteSuch an interesting story source, Iphis! Truly unique! Happy creating in June!
ReplyDeleteGood way to answer the prompt. Especially while sleepy.
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