At first my mom and I would talk and I would get inspired that way and sometimes still do. But mostly my and some of my other friends who write (and are reluctant to join) bounce ideas off one another. But for the most part my inspiration is a spontaneous overwhelming feeling that can't be ignored.
I look back on my life as each day passes and see little things that kept me going and growing. Some of them become the seeds that inspire me to write. You can see it in most everthing here. My current series of stories was inspired by another author here. The inspiration was a challenge to step out of my comfort zone and write in a genre not familiar and to use the other author as a character but not name them. I am still using the author, but have added a second to the mix. We lost a young author here recently and to honor her I added her to the story. Darkestbeforedawn was her ID. I do not know what happened but she has passed on to a better life. I for one miss her as one of my own. That is what has inspired me today.
I just keep hopping from place to place.
I never stay too long.
I just keep moving singing a song.
So you better stop me if you want to chat.
Or you will never know where I am at.
I think my fifth grade teacher was my main influence to start writing. For starters I wanted to prove that he didn't have to cut my spelling list in half, and second his class was highly overrated. So yeah, the one student that struggled in his class is now writing these stories for all to see... He would he so proud... I think... plus his class was where I started really thinking up these stories... maybe should of paid more attention in the class though...
What Inspires You [to write]?
The sound of the rain I hear.. like right now... raining outside my window.
The visual sun I see setting down on the blue black sea near my childhood home.
The yummy smell of my sister's freshly baked cookies.
The taste of something sweet, tart and my all time favorite - salty snack.
The joy and love I feel after reading something nice and unexpected.
I love Steffanie's response best, making sandwiches. Three of my favorite writers, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and Margaret Atwood, say that the simple act of washing dishes is a source of inspiration for them. An act so simple and necessary can highlight the complexities of life, give it order and clarity. I love the thought of that. Although, I have to admit that I hate washing dishes and thoroughly appreciate my dishwasher and housekeeper. Sometimes the simplest acts, the most basic activities or conversations can give me the most profound ideas. I love to watch people and their reactions. That along with personal experience, the ability to empathize to the point of feeling someone else's feelings and my imagination take it from there. I am careful. I'm a firm believer in that not every random thought or general realization is worthy of sharing. I won't use my art as an excuse to have my ramblings inflicted on others. When something stays with me, develops fully and says something that is provoking, I'll go with it and see it to some form of completion.
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