Our Twitter handle is @TheIWSG and hashtag is #IWSG.
The awesome co-hosts for the May 3 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Meka James, Diane Burton, Victoria Marie Lees, and M Louise Barbour!
Many thanks to Alex J. Cavanaugh for starting this wonderful group!
Optional Question for the month: When you are working on a story, what inspires you?
Such an awesome question deserves a thorough answer, but as this post goes out I'll be on vacay, so I'll make it short.
I find inspiration everywhere - in the way sunlight and shadow play across the grass, in the news, in my faith life, in music, in conversations, in activities and work done by friends and family members, and in books and movies I've read or seen (especially when I want them to go a little differently).
Often, these kinds of things jumble together in my brain and after I have a run with them in my imagination, I'm ready to let them pour out on the page.
What inspires you?
And, if you really miss me and want to read more, check out my Kindle Vellas or my books.
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Have fun on vacay!
ReplyDeleteI'm like you, inspiration can come from anywhere!
Elizabeth - I love the way imagination works..
DeleteI'm with you - everything I see and experience niggles its way into my brain. after a while, some of them coalesce into a story :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation!
I love the way all the different things come together.
DeleteI can find inspiration in a lot of places, but music is probably my biggest source.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation!!
Music is great for character moods, but I'm a little envious of how music works for other writers.
DeleteEnjoy your vacay.
ReplyDeleteI too find inspiration everywhere :)
Thanks!
DeleteTyreann--that is a wonderful answer! Happy IWSG Day.
ReplyDeleteJoylene - Thank you!
DeleteLike putting it all in a blender.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation!
Alex - yes, like that..
DeleteYour uncomplicated answer illustrates an ultimate writing truth. A writer needs to let imagination be boundless and daring. The inspiration is all around us.
ReplyDeleteLee
Arlee - yes!
DeleteHave fun on vacation!
ReplyDeleteYou are very observant.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your vacation.
Have fun on your vacation! Yes, inspiration is all around us.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Natalie
DeleteThe more attuned we are to the world around us, the more inspired we can become.
ReplyDeleteEverything is inspiration. Anything we experience has the potential to get funnelled into a story somehow.
ReplyDeleteDon't look for it and inspiration may come to you.
ReplyDeleteInspiration comes from being aware of possibilities.... :-)
ReplyDeleteHope you have a great vacations! Love that you find inspiration everywhere!
ReplyDeleteI agree wholeheartedly with you. Places, people and things inspire me too. Hope your vacation inspires you too, but take time to relax too.
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