http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/brainstorming-without-consequences.htm sara wilson etienne. author, creative genius, and inventor of lazy afternoons. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:06:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/brainstorming-without-consequences.htm/comment-page-1#comment-256 Lee Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:24:53 +0000 http://www.sarawilsonetienne.com/brainstorming-without-consequences.htm#comment-256 Hi Sara, I love the notion of "brainstorming without consequences" - and it made me think about how sometimes when I'm trying to solve a problem in a story, I can come up with a solution - but if it's the first solution, it might not be the best - I usually try to think of at least one more before I decide which is best. I bet if I forced myself to come up with MORE, like five solutions, I'd have a really inventive, unexpected one in there to use... That's the great thing about revisions - you can really take it to the next level. And with the picturebooks especially, you get the chance to make every word count. (Okay, okay, I know I need to make every word count in a novel, too) - but you get where I'm going with it, right? Write On! Lee Hi Sara,
I love the notion of “brainstorming without consequences” – and it made me think about how sometimes when I’m trying to solve a problem in a story, I can come up with a solution – but if it’s the first solution, it might not be the best – I usually try to think of at least one more before I decide which is best. I bet if I forced myself to come up with MORE, like five solutions, I’d have a really inventive, unexpected one in there to use…
That’s the great thing about revisions – you can really take it to the next level.
And with the picturebooks especially, you get the chance to make every word count. (Okay, okay, I know I need to make every word count in a novel, too) – but you get where I’m going with it, right?
Write On!
Lee

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