I had a weird idea for a story yesterday. I went to the library and parked in the underground parking lot of the JFSB, and when the library closed at midnight, I came back and found the garage completely empty. I was on the bottom floor, but forgot that the exit is only on the… Continue reading Trapped in a parking garage and other late night story ideas
Tag: Story Ideas
Interview with a character
Yeah, it’s been a while since I’ve blogged here. Or anywhere else. Things are going well. I’ve been writing steadily this past week, and it’s going swimmingly well. I’m really, really excited for the novel I’m working on right now! I’m about 12,500 words into it right now, and my only frustration is that I… Continue reading Interview with a character
Idea: hibernation
I had an interesting story idea today. It came to me in the last few hours of work at the writing lab. I was dead tired, and started thinking about how awesome it would be if I could carry over sleep from one night to the next. You know: sleep 12 or 16 hours on… Continue reading Idea: hibernation
The Mongol hordes…in SPACE!
A while ago, I wrote a post on this blog about what we were learning in History 240 about the Turks, the Seljuks, and the Mongols. Fascinating stuff! Really epic! Genghis Khan, Tamarlane, Tugril Beg, and all the rest of those guys may have been bloody, totalitarian rulers, but they did some incredible stuff, especially… Continue reading The Mongol hordes…in SPACE!
Bring, brang, brung
Ok, I have an idea for a language system. Well, really, it’s not much of a language system, just a quirk that if done right could make one character feel like they’re from a different place/culture. Or…it could make them sound very childish or annoying. Regardless, here it is: I work at the FHSS Writing… Continue reading Bring, brang, brung
Destiny
A couple of weeks ago, we started learning about the Seljuk Turks in History 240 (History of the Middle East to 1800). This band of rugged, horse-riding nomads went from mercenary warriors of some Persian dynasty to the de facto rulers of nearly half the Muslim world. In an era when radical Shi’ism swept across… Continue reading Destiny
Speciation of the sexes–what the crap is this?
Ok, I just had a crazy idea come to me like five minutes ago, and since I’m here at my computer, I’m going to write it down. You know how we sometimes say that men and women are practically members of two different species? Well, what would an alien race look like if that were… Continue reading Speciation of the sexes–what the crap is this?
Ottoman airships
I just had a REALLY cool idea. It comes from an unhealthy combination of Girl Genius (one of the coolest steampunk stories I’ve ever read) and too many classes on the history and humanities of the Middle East. What if blimps, dirigibles, and airships were invented in the Middle East before flying machines ever came… Continue reading Ottoman airships
Posting story ideas
My friend Steve posted a comment on my last post that I thought was deserving of a post all to itself. He said: Joe, If you have a good idea, you shouldn’t put it up on your website, man. Someone is gonna’ steal it. Take your flower idea and hoard it, man. Because, I’m gonna’… Continue reading Posting story ideas
Flower magic
Alright, here is a really cool idea for a magic system that I came up with while hanging out with friends. I have no idea exactly how it came up, I just know that it did. What if you had a magic system that was based entirely on flowers? I just don’t mean recycled My… Continue reading Flower magic