tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post1848128923096542473..comments2024-03-17T05:19:42.469-04:00Comments on Focused on Story: What Stirs Inspiration and This Week's EventsJ.Q. Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-32195339950281159502013-07-30T10:27:16.767-04:002013-07-30T10:27:16.767-04:00I am inspired by other people's talent, be it ...I am inspired by other people's talent, be it musical, literary, or any other of the fine arts. Experiencing great work motivates me to do my part. ^_^ Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00769602845843608247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-47583170386017675882013-07-30T09:36:37.459-04:002013-07-30T09:36:37.459-04:00I'll tell you Thursday night! See you then.I'll tell you Thursday night! See you then. Tess Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10673578063691410359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-5404652056816540082013-07-30T09:27:03.820-04:002013-07-30T09:27:03.820-04:00So interesting to read what inspires all you folks...So interesting to read what inspires all you folks. We are all different, so inspiration comes in many forms. A question, a building, a poem, artwork, writing prompt...I could go on and on and on...!!Thanks so much for your input. Keep your fingers crossed for me to put it all into words to inspire readers who attend the talk!J.Q. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04710790553616621103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-81609874455155410382013-07-30T03:26:18.450-04:002013-07-30T03:26:18.450-04:00Plenty of things inspire me. To start. But as they...Plenty of things inspire me. To start. But as they say, like every other job writing is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. In other words, WORK. <br /><br />Our local writers group (in Australia) do an exercise at each meeting starting with something someone has thought up, or a picture we all write a brief page around. And we do assignments. (Not marked!) It's amazing that our members Monya Claytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10457892085239476067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-84493794207958361512013-07-29T12:45:16.201-04:002013-07-29T12:45:16.201-04:00Hey, JQ. Looking forward to the visit Wednesday. I...Hey, JQ. Looking forward to the visit Wednesday. I have to say locations inspire me. I've driven by a certain house in a lovely neighborhood for months and I kept wondering about who might live there. That became the setting for book 5. In VERMONT ESCAPE, it was a small town. In book 3 a theatre. In book 2 a news article. Book 1 a phone call. All are connected to locations. I may be odd thatMarshahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08010048187355215576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-54011814461569768692013-07-29T12:10:39.461-04:002013-07-29T12:10:39.461-04:00That sounds like a great talk, JQ. Wish I could j...That sounds like a great talk, JQ. Wish I could join your group in the Kofee Kuppe! I get my inspiration when I'm out walking the dog. She's a great listener :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-67341738826931715962013-07-29T12:10:36.228-04:002013-07-29T12:10:36.228-04:00That sounds like a great talk, JQ. Wish I could j...That sounds like a great talk, JQ. Wish I could join your group in the Kofee Kuppe! I get my inspiration when I'm out walking the dog. She's a great listener :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-78395271938995970742013-07-29T09:58:50.570-04:002013-07-29T09:58:50.570-04:00I'm often inspired by song lyrics or pictures....I'm often inspired by song lyrics or pictures. They start things stirring in my mind, creating characters and plots and I'm off and running.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09179338199224761532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9078064962090919088.post-11562388158587902422013-07-29T09:35:42.438-04:002013-07-29T09:35:42.438-04:00Um, well, lots of things can inspire me -- a writi...Um, well, lots of things can inspire me -- a writing prompt, a commitment to write, just daydreaming, some incident or other.<br /><br />I have a chapter book coming out soon that was inspired by a tragic fire that took the lives of a friend's wife and children. I wrote my first science fiction solely from a desire to overcome my phobia about world-building. The next one, just released, was Margaret Fielandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639464925210908450noreply@blogger.com