tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post5561423723926786631..comments2023-10-14T06:19:18.000-05:00Comments on Rocket Scientist: What Inspires Me?Stephanie Barrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17772217449161603561noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-27362392328956772832009-11-21T19:30:52.600-06:002009-11-21T19:30:52.600-06:00I don't read self help books of any kind, let ...I don't read self help books of any kind, let alone about writing. <br /><br />I did pick up "No Plot, No Problem" years ago. I read it.<br /><br />I can assure you, however, that not having a plot is indeed a problem. So I sort of didn't get much out of it. I'm afraid that is my usual experience with self help books.<br /><br />As for ideas, mine usually come from science blurbs--studies, reviews. And history--those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. Usually in thrillers.The Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157821003454766570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-36224176278919352842009-11-21T16:25:47.740-06:002009-11-21T16:25:47.740-06:00The moment I put thought to words, in the attempt ...The moment I put thought to words, in the attempt to bring forth what was hidden. A light flashed in my mind, so faint yet strong enough to know the light must be feed to grow. <br /> No matter how hard I try and neglect it, I’m forced to feed it. Inspiration grew without effort imaginations leads me down the path of understanding, words become life and life become the flame…<br /><br /> In so many words, inspiration is something that I can explain. I assume like all writers, we try and justify what we do, but deep down we are driven to do it. Regardless of thought, or any premeditation of content we push on. Those that do probably give up…<br /><br /> People inspire me to share my story, and people inspire me in ways I craft my stories. But regardless I would have to write about the stories that come to me across the dark void, whether anyone would want to read them or not… <br /><br /> It’s a door I opened and feel I can never close… like a force pushing me onwards with my permission or not… <br />thxJeff Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00667419764890599092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-72818630738618614872009-11-21T11:40:04.041-06:002009-11-21T11:40:04.041-06:00I tend to be most inspired by dreams and pictures/...I tend to be most inspired by dreams and pictures/art. My first novel came from a recurrent dream I had for years--when I was 11 or so, all the way to around 20. The second came from the biblical Noah story, but it was inspired by pictures of a flooded town in Kansas. The third came from the ghost research I did of real hauntings--from one ghost in particular, and I even named the novel's ghost after the one in the house.<br /><br />The one I am mulling over (to be begun once my current revising session is over) came from a student art paper, believe it or not, of a mermaid. It's calling to me, but I have to finish my revision first. I hope to spend most of today and tomorrow on it... and the rest of the week, if it takes that long. <br /><br />Honestly, just a phone conversation, or a single sentence coming out of a friend's mouth, can inspire everything. I find that life inspires my writing--places, people, words, phrases, situations. Like you, I am never without ideas waiting to burst out of me.<br /><br />If only I had the time to spend on all of them!Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8198390912401056862.post-35312566869711721352009-11-21T07:46:17.988-06:002009-11-21T07:46:17.988-06:00Interesting! it's always good to see what kick...Interesting! it's always good to see what kicks a writer off. As a photographer, my answer is fairly easy - whatever catches my eye! Which is why the camera goes with me whenever I go out the door, no matter how short the trip - there's always something waiting to happen that you need to catch.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.com