What Inspires Your Writing?

RebaFoote · 11-20-2009, 10:09 PM

Hi, I'm new to the forum and thought it would be great to talk about what inspires us as writers. For me, it's bits and pieces of life, or observations. Sometimes dreams and flashes of inspiration come to me, which I quickly jot down in a notebook. I love to write and without it, I would be miserable. It centers me and breathes life into my soul.

Please comment!

Falbe Publishing · 11-20-2009, 11:22 PM

I'm inspired by history, current events, my experiences.

AgentBEATS · 11-21-2009, 02:33 AM

I think really the question for me is what doesn't inspire my writing. Anything really can inspire me to write. I guess it's just a matter of how much something in particular inspires, the more I like something usually the better idea I get and thus better for writing.

nomesque · 11-21-2009, 08:05 AM

What ifs.

They're always occurring to me. Like - what if a possum got rabies and jumped out of that tree there to attack me?

Beats beng a compulsive liar :-D

Steven Lake · 11-21-2009, 09:42 AM

For me it's not so much about inspiration, but rather something that spawns an idea. Once an idea is spawned, my mind will then put it through a rigorous testing and examination phase. If it passes muster, it's tossed into a pile of ideas where other parts of my mind put the bits and pieces together into larger ideas until eventually I get a full blow story concept.

So in short, most of my writing isn't inspired in the proper sense of the word, but rather analytically constructed. If you still want to call that inspiration, then I guess that's how I'm inspired.

RebaFoote · 11-21-2009, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nomesque

What ifs.

They're always occurring to me. Like - what if a possum got rabies and jumped out of that tree there to attack me?

Beats beng a compulsive liar :-D

I laughed out loud on that one! Excellent comments everyone. Keep 'em coming!

Moejoe · 11-21-2009, 04:49 PM

Ninety percent of the time music is the direct inspiration for anything I write. Ten percent because I'm angry and need to vent

And the other fifty-percent of the time is because of my frustration with maths

plumboz · 11-21-2009, 10:37 PM

Great writing. Every time I read something masterful it reaffirms my desire to somehow get within shouting distance of that sort of level. I want to belong to that club.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 11-22-2009, 11:40 AM

What Lord Raiden said.

Steven Lake · 11-22-2009, 05:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

What Lord Raiden said.

11-20-2009, 10:09 PM	#1
RebaFoote Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2009 Device: Kindle	What Inspires Your Writing? Hi, I'm new to the forum and thought it would be great to talk about what inspires us as writers. For me, it's bits and pieces of life, or observations. Sometimes dreams and flashes of inspiration come to me, which I quickly jot down in a notebook. I love to write and without it, I would be miserable. It centers me and breathes life into my soul. Please comment!

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11-20-2009, 11:22 PM	#2
Falbe Publishing Gadget Slave Posts: 264 Karma: 600001 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Battle Creek, Michigan Device: Sony PRS505SC	I'm inspired by history, current events, my experiences.

11-21-2009, 02:33 AM	#3
AgentBEATS Connoisseur Posts: 72 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS-505, Nintendo DS, HTC Desire	I think really the question for me is what doesn't inspire my writing. Anything really can inspire me to write. I guess it's just a matter of how much something in particular inspires, the more I like something usually the better idea I get and thus better for writing.

11-21-2009, 08:05 AM	#4
nomesque Snooty Bestselling Author Posts: 1,485 Karma: 1000000 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ipswich, QLD, Australia Device: PRS-650	What ifs. They're always occurring to me. Like - what if a possum got rabies and jumped out of that tree there to attack me? Beats beng a compulsive liar :-D

11-21-2009, 09:42 AM	#5
Steven Lake Sci-Fi Author Posts: 1,157 Karma: 14743509 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Michigan Device: PC (Calibre)	For me it's not so much about inspiration, but rather something that spawns an idea. Once an idea is spawned, my mind will then put it through a rigorous testing and examination phase. If it passes muster, it's tossed into a pile of ideas where other parts of my mind put the bits and pieces together into larger ideas until eventually I get a full blow story concept. So in short, most of my writing isn't inspired in the proper sense of the word, but rather analytically constructed. If you still want to call that inspiration, then I guess that's how I'm inspired.

11-21-2009, 04:49 PM	#7
Moejoe Banned Posts: 5,100 Karma: 72193 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South of the Border Device: Coffin	Ninety percent of the time music is the direct inspiration for anything I write. Ten percent because I'm angry and need to vent And the other fifty-percent of the time is because of my frustration with maths

11-21-2009, 10:37 PM	#8
plumboz Novelist Posts: 591 Karma: 452032 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Arizona Device: Nook	Great writing. Every time I read something masterful it reaffirms my desire to somehow get within shouting distance of that sort of level. I want to belong to that club.

11-22-2009, 11:40 AM	#9
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	What Lord Raiden said.