Hello Loves, and welcome to another edition of Inside The Nation. Today I want to talk about where we get our inspiration from. As a writer, depending on your genre, of course, you can get your inspiration from everyday life, or a book you read, a documentary you saw, etc. I write historical fiction and horror, so for me, it’s usually something that has happened in the past. I, believe it or not, do have some books that are based in the present, but most of my characters are based on people that have long passed away… or have they (duh duh duh)
Before I started writing Lillith: My Genesis, I saw a documentary on the first wife of Adam on the history channel. I was so intrigued that I had never heard of her before. Don’t get me wrong, I had heard of Lillith, but it was usually in the aspect of her being a spawn of Satan or some demon trying to kill babies and lore men to their deaths. I had never heard of her being the first wife of Adam and being cast out of the Garden of Eden for speaking God’s name and not being submissive to Adam. After seeing this, I had a lot of questions, what happened to her, did she die in the wilderness, did she become something different, something greater. I did a ton of research on the subject and came up empty. I could not believe no one else was as interested in Lillith, the first wife of Adam, as I was. The quote by Toni Morrison “If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must write it,” popped into my mind. I knew that I had to finish Lillith’s story. I did more research, anyone that knows me, knows this is not a chore, and I lucked up on some religious texts. I studied them until I could recite them by heart. After that, I wrote a rough draft on what I would want to know about her, then I added a little supernatural flair, and shebang, Lillith was born.
My point in all of this is, if you look around you, inspiration is everywhere. It can be a program that you watch or a person you meet, it doesn’t matter, just go with it. If you are interested in this subject, chances are there are a million people just as interested. If you never write it, you’ll never know. And, worse case scenario, at least your curiosity will be quenched. Get out there writers, find what inspires you and you can inspire others. I hope you enjoyed this, and as always, I wish you, Happy Reading!