{"id":221,"date":"2026-10-30T15:20:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/?p=221"},"modified":"2026-10-30T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T15:27:45","slug":"how-do-you-come-up-with-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/?p=221","title":{"rendered":"How Do You Come Up with Ideas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pexels-kathy-jones-3577393-5356421-599x337.jpg 599w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo Credit: Kathy Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ideas are something I have no shortage of, and I write that with nothing but gratitude in my heart. I have two books published and a polished screenplay I have been actively working on producing. In my queue sits <em>The Magickal Sisterhood<\/em>, a new novel about three witch sisters who made their first appearance in my debut novel <em><a href=\"https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/?page_id=20\">Secrets of the Jeweled Flask.<\/a><\/em> I am also working on a new screenplay that examines the Italian American mafia culture through unique lenses. After that I do have about four more projects waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But my idea box was empty at one time too. I am 56 years old, which in other eras would be considered quite a feat of life. So, how did I get blessed with all these ideas? I began to look around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While my work isn\u2019t memoir, there is inspiration everywhere I look. For example, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/?page_id=20\">Secrets of the Jeweled Flas<\/a>k<\/em> was originally titled <em><a href=\"https:\/\/camillejseverino.com\/?page_id=20\">Adventures of a Colorblind Paint Salesman<\/a>,<\/em> and I got that idea while tending bar at lunchtime on a random Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We were dead, like always, and these three guys came walking in. It was March and they asked me to put on the Illini game. I did as they asked and then took their drink order. As I was giving them menus I asked, \u201cDid you three go to U of I?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI didn\u2019t,\u201d one of the guys said. Then he pointed to his friends. \u201cThey did. That\u2019s why he\u2019s an engineer,\u201d he said, gesturing to one friend. \u201cHe\u2019s an accountant,\u201d he added, pointing to the other. \u201cAnd I\u2019m a paint salesman.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I laughed and went to the tappers to pour their beer. When I came back to take their lunch order the three of them were arguing about the color of a car they saw run into a bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat car was green,\u201d the engineer said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was,\u201d the accountant agreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m telling you!\u201d The paint salesman insisted. \u201cThat car was gray!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">My smart-ass mouth never misses a beat and I chimed in, \u201cAre you kidding me? You\u2019re a colorblind paint salesman?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The only laughter I heard was my own, which is fine. That\u2019s not the first joke of mine that didn\u2019t land and it won\u2019t be the last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But I did spend the next few hours of a dead shift contemplating the absurdity of a colorblind paint salesman and what that would mean and look like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many years later, I have a debut novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, look around your life for the unusual, absurd, or completely normal. The important thing is that you pick something. Head to your local park and do some people watching. Pay attention to the people at work, school, or home. Find something in a person that interests you and give that trait to a new character. Then give that character another. Then, take that character and throw them into a situation that will make them completely uncomfortable and make them fight their way out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have a character with a couple traits, you\u2019ll be surprised at how well rounded they can become.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There\u2019s your writing prompt for this week. Feel free to leave me a comment below. Did this post help you? Is it old hat and you\u2019ve heard this before? My goal with this blog is to give readers and people searching to be creative a space where they find actionable content and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you for reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ideas are something I have no shortage of, and I write that with nothing but gratitude in my heart. I have two books published and a polished screenplay I have been actively working on producing. In my queue sits The Magickal Sisterhood, a new novel about three witch sisters who made their first appearance in my debut novel Secrets of the Jeweled Flask. I am also working on a new screenplay that examines the Italian American mafia culture through unique lenses. After that I do have about four more projects waiting in the wings. But my idea box was empty at one time too. I am 56 years old, which in other eras would be considered quite a feat of life. So, how did I get blessed with all these ideas? I began to look around. While my work isn\u2019t memoir, there is inspiration everywhere I look. For example, Secrets of the Jeweled Flask was originally titled Adventures of a Colorblind Paint Salesman, and I got that idea while tending bar at lunchtime on a random Tuesday. We were dead, like always, and these three guys came walking in. It was March and they asked me to put on the Illini game. I did as they asked and then took their drink order. As I was giving them menus I asked, \u201cDid you three go to U of I?\u201d \u201cI didn\u2019t,\u201d one of the guys said. Then he pointed to his friends. \u201cThey did. That\u2019s why he\u2019s an engineer,\u201d he said, gesturing to one friend. \u201cHe\u2019s an accountant,\u201d he added, pointing to the other. \u201cAnd I\u2019m a paint salesman.\u201d I laughed and went to the tappers to pour their beer. When I came back to take their lunch order the three of them were arguing about the color of a car they saw run into a bank. \u201cThat car was green,\u201d the engineer said. \u201cIt was,\u201d the accountant agreed. \u201cI\u2019m telling you!\u201d The paint salesman insisted. \u201cThat car was gray!\u201d My smart-ass mouth never misses a beat and I chimed in, \u201cAre you kidding me? You\u2019re a colorblind paint salesman?\u201d The only laughter I heard was my own, which is fine. That\u2019s not the first joke of mine that didn\u2019t land and it won\u2019t be the last. But I did spend the next few hours of a dead shift contemplating the absurdity of a colorblind paint salesman and what that would mean and look like. Many years later, I have a debut novel. So, look around your life for the unusual, absurd, or completely normal. The important thing is that you pick something. Head to your local park and do some people watching. Pay attention to the people at work, school, or home. Find something in a person that interests you and give that trait to a new character. Then give that character another. Then, take that character and throw them into a situation that will make them completely uncomfortable and make them fight their way out. Once you have a character with a couple traits, you\u2019ll be surprised at how well rounded they can become. There\u2019s your writing prompt for this week. Feel free to leave me a comment below. Did this post help you? Is it old hat and you\u2019ve heard this before? My goal with this blog is to give readers and people searching to be creative a space where they find actionable content and support. Thank you for reading<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Do You Come Up with Ideas? - Camille J. 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