Detour to Aliens

I was all set to write more about and expand on the post from yesterday about the e-publicist route I'm taking in respect to my next novel. Then I saw this, a post on VA Viper a guide on what to do if are the first person to make contact with an alien species.

I just love stuff like this. This, in contrast to the post and the link about porcupines being allergic to raisins, is what I consider a truly original idea. A handbill about what to do if you're the first to meet an alien? That's original. That's someone having thought about saying something fresh and new.

Yesterday I picked up a book on writing novels, The Nighttime Novelist. I flipped through it thinking I might want to buy it. I landed on the page that addressed how so many authors struggle with the belief that before they can start writing they first have to have an original idea. This author said that this was bunk. It's not the original idea that writers need, its the original take. Maybe that's why this hand bill speaks to me. It's a new take on an old idea.

The handbill is worth a look if only cause it helps break down how to communicate, what to do, and what to say from a new perspective. How would you first begin to communicate? I don't know. Well, I didn't. Then I read the handbill. How can I provide a fresh perspective to my own writing? Thought provoking? I say yep . . . sure was.