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So you want to write fiction…

Posted on December 21, 2010 by Sandy Collier Posted in Uncategorized .

Wow, I have not written a blog post in almost three weeks, shame on me. I’ve been feeling lately that I need to, excuse my french, “but shit or get off the pot.” Don’t get me wrong I love blogging but sometimes I feel like it’s an excuse for my fear of actually trying to do some “fiction writing.” I know I have it in me, at least I think I do. I have so many story ideas running through my head that I do want to explore and just start writing and see where it takes me.


These are a few of the ideas I have for stories, chapters or even a paragraph that I want to play around with and explore.


1. A story about modern day witches but with a funny twist. I think the story would open with an older witch looking back in time. The first sentence would be along the line with – Most children ride their first bike when they are roughly five years old. I was never one to be conventional, I rode my first broom when I was five years old…


2. A story about women in her thirties who’s life has fallen apart and she has to move back home with her mother. She has never had a good relationship with her mother. Her mother, never one to care what other people think has always embarrassed her with her carefree attitude. Her mother dresses weird, has strange friends, drinks too much, sunbathes naked in their back yard, the list goes on and on. But her mother to the reader would be a like-able character. To me, the daughter is just too uptight and needs to chill out.


The mother is a “secret” private eye and the daughter is eventually pulled into these crazy “situations” and becomes a partner in crime. The get into some hysterical detective work with their disguises and characters they must play. The daughter comes to love her mothers “uniqueness.” It’s a feel good story about the relationship with mothers and daughters.


I am excited to play around with this one.


Have you ever seen the movie Albert Brooks wrote and starred in with Debbie Reynolds playing his mother. He was a writer that was “blocked” and was trying to figure out why. He decides as an “experiment” to move back in with his Mom. My god, that movie was hysterical. It’s called “Mother” and if you haven’t seen it, rent it. I love Al Brooks’ humor, I get it…


I know I just need to try to “free write” because I get overwhelmed with all these books I read telling me the proper way to write fiction. There are just so many “rules” that sometimes it gets me stuck and stops me from trying.


Do any of you bloggers feel the same way? I’m curious to hear your thoughts.

The photos on the side are of my husband and I. We finally loaded some of our Alaska pictures on my computer.

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  1. Starlight says
    December 21, 2010 at 7:15 am

    I like both ideas but I prefer the second one. You could post parts of your writing here; I’m really curious what you’re up to.

  2. caterpillar says
    December 21, 2010 at 10:43 am

    Waiting for those stories Sandy….I end up making up story outlines but then can never write one…I have given up on being able to write stories…. 🙁

  3. Thisisme says
    December 21, 2010 at 11:14 am

    Hi there Sandy. Missed having you around! First of all, those are lovely photos of you and your husband in Alaska. I thought both ideas were excellent for a story. The first one, of course, would probably be very popular, what with the Harry Potter books and even the Twilight books (although I know they’re about vampires). The other idea sounds as if it would be a winner as well. I haven’t seen the Debbie Reynolds film but will look out for it. I agree with you that if you want to get down to some serious writing, you might have to put the blog on hold for a while, or just write it once a week or so.

  4. Mom says
    December 21, 2010 at 4:25 pm

    Sandy, loved your second idea. It sounds like a fun read.
    Those two pictures of you and Dale are so great. Like seeing them there.

  5. William says
    December 21, 2010 at 4:59 pm

    Older witch… Hmmm, that begins to explain a lot.

  6. Bettie Lou says
    December 24, 2010 at 4:41 pm

    Sandy, the one with the mother daughter sounda funny as heck IF it has your moms blessing only! Glad you made it to CT, have fun. Was there anything to blog about the plane ride? Merry Christmas, love ABL

  7. caterpillar says
    December 24, 2010 at 7:18 pm

    Merry Christmas, Sandy!

  8. Anonymous says
    January 1, 2011 at 5:11 am

    Beneficial info and excellent design you got here! I want to thank you for sharing your ideas and putting the time into the stuff you publish! Great work!

  9. Cindy says
    January 1, 2011 at 5:48 pm

    This story about the mother sounds GREAT!

  10. Kelly M says
    January 13, 2011 at 5:21 pm

    Love both ideas! You are so talented, I think you could really go far with these!!!:)

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