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Thursday, May 21, 2009

A Picture is Worth at Least a Few Hundred Words

Writer's block? Need inspiration?

Try a random assortment of pictures from the last seven days at Flickr to inspire your writing.


"Baba Yaga" from designer and folder Victoria Serova

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16 comments:

  1. Jamie EybergMay 21, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    I have got to bookmark that. Fantastic!

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  2. Aaron PolsonMay 21, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Every time I reload the page, at least one quality picture pops up.

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  3. Cate GardnerMay 21, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    I use Deviant Art for inspiration.

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  4. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 10:26 AM

    I don't think I've ever written a story about a picture. But there's a first time for everything...

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  5. AnonymousMay 21, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    I love Russian Fairytales! When I was a little girl, I was always terrified of Baba Yaga, with her smoldering skulls, bloody dolls, and chicken leg house. Meanwhile, the Terminator didn't faze me.

    -Mercedes

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  6. Aaron PolsonMay 21, 2009 at 10:36 AM

    Cate - of course you do. ;)

    Horror Girl - just inspiration...what is happening in that picture? (you get the idea)

    Mercedes - Baba Yaga is freakin' weird. I have some friends with advanced degrees in Slavic literature, and boy...they have the stories.

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  7. KateyMay 21, 2009 at 11:36 AM

    Baba Yaga always makes me think of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition". That "Hut on Fowl's Legs (Baba Yaga)" bit of it freaks me right out. (Well, half of it freaks me out, actually.)

    I'm definitely gonna try the Flickr idea some time :D

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  8. Barry NapierMay 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM

    What a cool resource.

    Thanks for the link!

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  9. Fox LeeMay 21, 2009 at 3:29 PM

    Cool beans! I love photo prompts.

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  10. Benjamin SolahMay 21, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    This is a great idea. I'm sure I did this a few times a couple of years ago, when my site had a forum...

    Might have to try it again.

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  11. BTMay 21, 2009 at 7:37 PM

    Nice.

    I've done a couple of things inspired by pics including the very recent 'God's Piscatorial Church'.

    Definitely will bookmark this (and Deviant Art).

    Cheers.

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  12. K.C. ShawMay 21, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    Cool! I don't know that I've ever tried to write about an image, or at least not consciously. It might be fun!

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  13. Jameson T. CaineMay 21, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    Coolness. If I can ever get out of my funk, I shall use this.

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  14. Danielle BirchMay 21, 2009 at 11:05 PM

    Looks like a savage mammy.

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  15. Carrie HarrisMay 22, 2009 at 7:30 AM

    I ended up with a flower, a sunset, a mouse, some tennis shoes, a cleaning bucket, a greeting card, and a truck.

    I think I'm doing something wrong. Unless I write a story about a weremouse that turns into a cleaning bucket.

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  16. Aaron PolsonMay 22, 2009 at 7:43 AM

    ...weremouse...excellent

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