Tell me where to go... seriously

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.







This Week's Topic:When you need creative inspiration, where do you go? This road trip comes at a handy time. At the moment i'm feeling a bit lacking in inspiration. I'm a bit between projects and while I have a couple of ideas I LOVE i'm not sure I'm equipped to do them justice. I need some inspiration. Or maybe a kick in the pants. Usually I find inspiration everywhere. I grabs of conversation, in the news, in gossip of my friends... and in books. LOTS and lots of books. But at the moment I'm a bit flat. Maybe cos it's birthday season here smack after school hols. So, where do you go? Inspire me. Please.

Bring me the popcorn instead

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

This Week's Topic:

What movie have you seen that actually (gasp!) improved on the book?

This week's questions stabs straight to my heart of 'books rule' with the chants and pthe placards and the insistance my kids will read Harry Potter before they see the movies. I think there's something so deep and immediate about a book and being in the character's head...

 

But...

 

And there's always a but. I find that if I see the movie first I can become attached to that condensed version and if it's done brilliantly then it can bring a scene to life in a way a book can't. Not better always... just different.

 

The one that springs to mind is Trainspotting. The book didn't show me the world the way the movie did. Both pretty intense though.

 

What about you, is there a movie you loved but the book was a bit ho-hum?

 

 

The girl most likely

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.

This Week's Topic:

What yearbook "most" category (also known as superlatives) would your character win?

 

For my WIP it probably depends on when in the story the award was given. At the beginning it would definitely be 'MOST LIKELY TO BE FORGOTTEN BY MOST OF HER CLASS' and that's just the way she likes it. Fitting in, going under the radar... it works for her BIG time.

 

However by the end of the story she's changed. She's never going to be an extrovert but she's found her spunk. She'd be right up there for 'Most likely to confront her mortal enemy in front of the school' and 'Most likely to pull a prank that fools everyone'.

 

What about your characters? You?