the idea: compile a list of fantastic books the ideator: Miranda Aisling I love to read. Ever since I was young and I was writing stories about food that came to life and ferrets that made tunnels across the world, I have loved to disappear into stories. Both my own and those written by other …
the idea: capture the personality of a man fighting against his own brain the ideator: Matthew Quick I’ve been wanting to watch this movie for a while but never got around to it. Then my roommate gave me the book and, as a person who religiously reads books before seeing their movie versions, I started to …
the idea: write an honest book about teenage depression and suicidal thoughts the ideator: Ned Vizzini I go through binges with my various art forms and recently I’ve been on a writing binge. When I feel the writing urge coming, I also do my best to read because when you’re a writer nothing is as inspiring …
the idea: write about a girl who disguises herself as a boy to become a knight the ideator: Tamora Pierce I first read Tamora Pierce’s quartet, the Song of the Lioness, when I was in 2nd grade. They were, perhaps, too advanced for a seven-year-old to read but I loved every bit of them. In …
the idea: run an ad campaign for a bookstore by putting sleepers next to their favorite main characters the ideator: ACW Grey Tel-Aviv and Steimatzky About two weeks ago I finally got a library card in Massachusetts. It’s been on my mind ever since I moved here two years ago, and finally I had everything I needed (mainly …
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the idea: set up an outside library where people can take a book and leave a book the ideator: James Fox and Akil Williams The Somerville public library has recently decided to do something a little different: the Little Library. It lives on Broadway in Ball Square, across the street from SoundBites and the Ball Square Cafe. …
the idea: write until your readers get lost in your world the ideator: Neil Gaiman It’s been a while since I got lost in a world that wasn’t of my own creation. As I made my way through Neil Gaiman’s new book, The Ocean at the End of the Lane, I found myself wondering where I …