The Muse Online Writers Conference will be the one of the first of its kind: an online conference for writers that is absolutely free! I want to say upfront that I have no affiliation with this conference, I just stumbled upon it and thought it was a wonderful idea, especially for writers who cannot attend the rather expensive and distant conferences around the U.S.
Beginning October 13 and running through October 19, participants will have access to a whole slew of workshops, lectures and information, from a ton of presenters. The presenters range from authors of all genres, to specialists, motivational speakers and people from the publishing industry. Even Las Vegas' own Lynn Crain, member of our local RWA Chapter, Cactus Rose, is presenting. Her lectures on erotic romance are loads of fun and helpful.
I recommend registering for this conference, even if there is just ONE piece of information you get from it. I mean, it's free. I wandered through their site and was really impressed with everything they have there. Registration ends September 1, so get moving to the link provided.
With that said, I also wanted to give you a glimpse of a dream I had that turned into a novel idea. I was watching Fear Itself the other day (kind of a neat show, a combination of Amazing Stories & Twilight Zone, with a little Stephen King thrown in), and the protagonist was a young dark haired guy that looked somewhat familiar. He had a very Christopher Reeves-esque look. Then I thought, "Hey maybe he played Superman in one of the series?" Come to find out he played Superman in Superman Returns.
That night I had a dream about Superman, aka Brandon Routh. The details of the dream were sketchy, but let me just say, it was a romance novella in itself. Heh Heh... Upon waking, I began tweaking the dream into a workable idea for a novel.
What if a young man meets the woman of his dreams, sharing an amazing, fun-filled evening with her and finds out the next day that she died three days prior?
I'm sure something similar has been done before, but I am anything if not unique when it comes to twisting the norm. That's a different story for a different time. It's early enough that I can do some writing on my wip today.
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Quote of the Day: A metaphor is like a simile. ~Author Unknown
4 comments:
Thanks for the tip n the conference, I'll register today.
Brandon is a good actor (not that you could tell from Superman Returns, one of the most boring movies of our time). He was in a short film I saw at CineVegas a few years ago and he was great in it. It was a twisty little story and he was really good. Definitely fantasy worthy.
Cool idea for a story. Would it be a time travel so he could try to save her? There are a bunch of ways you could go with the story. Let me know how you proceed on that one!
Thanks for letting me know about the conference. I've signed up, too.
I LOVE your one liner for your next story. Nice and romantic yet nice and spooky at the same time. Wicked! Let me know how it comes along for you.
I had to laugh when I read your comment, and Shae's too, about the name Sookie. In the first draft I just finished, one of my supporting characters has a cocker spaniel named Sookie! Hope that won't put you off reading it!
Hey you dont know me but for all of you I just want to say I loved superman returns. It was interesting until the very end. One of my favorite songs is superman. If you have never heard it check it out. The piano is just a lovely Instrument!!!!!!! I wish I would have kept up with my lessons when i was a little girl, sorry mom if you ever read this *Megan*
I have registered for the conference, thanks so much for the tip!
Your comment about a book idea coming from a dream is something I believe might be a common theme for writers.
My novel "Fire at Midnight" came about after I had a very tense dream about a struggle between good and evil characters in a lighthouse during the height of a devastating storm.
I wonder how much other fiction has been written as the result of a restless night?
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