What was/is your inspiration?

[DAYDREAMER]

Inspiration is everywhere, and said everything is inspired by something else. So what inspired you to become a writer? Was it an event or series of events? Perhaps it was something you read or saw? A mix of both, or neither? Can you pinpoint the exact moment you wanted to become a writer, or did the idea evolve over time?

And what inspires you to write to this day? What are your current or past stories inspired by? Books, films, events in your life, or something else?

For me, I always liked the idea of writing. When I was 5-6 I would draw and write picture books, and my mom would always compliment them and say that I should be a writer. As a young child, I loved to daydream and play pretend. As a preteen I loved to make OCs, but those stories never evolved much. It wasn't until recently when I started writing Ophelia in Dreamland that I got back into it.

For Ophelia in Dreamland I was inspired by several things. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, the character Ophelia from Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the dreamcore aesthetic, and possibly more things that I cannot think of right now.

Another book that I am currently in character development of is Collection Day, which the environment is inspired by the one in ENA: Dream BBQ. My cast of characters, a total of 15, are inspired by numerous things that I will not be able to cover in this post (although if you wish to know more you can ask in the comments).

So what inspired you to be a writer, and what inspires you today?

 

[Pending]

My dreams. It feels sad, to get to know people and places only for them to return to the recesses of my mind. Emotions are another part of it, characters often pop out from whatever vibe I'm feeling or want to feel. Then it's ripped out and polished into its own character.

 

[CatrionaGrace]

I started writing in grade school. My father's family contained a lot of storytellers and readers, so writing stories to entertain myself seemed like a perfectly reasonable thing to do. I still write mostly to entertain myself, but getting paid is nice, too.

 

[Louanne Learning]

I've always had a great love of words and written language. I've always been a voracious reader. I mentioned before somewhere on this board, my idea of heaven is a library with books and more books. I can definitely spend eternity very happily reading. I think combined with this is a real love of learning new things. There are so many interesting things to find out about!! Now, if you can take what you've learned and write a story about it, then what you've learned turns into expression, and that's another part of why I love to write. To express these thoughts that I have in a coherent, meaningful, logical, but touching, way. The most gratifying thing about writing a story is having someone say, "I really enjoyed reading that."

 

[Stuart Dren]

At its root? Merely enjoying stories written or otherwise, of any kind.

The rest is a mix of chronic daydreaming (for as long as I can remember) and severe vanity.