Lars Boye Jerlach
I’m not certain that ‘inspiration’ is an adequate word to properly describe why I write.
While it’s true that the inspiration for a particular narrative can be triggered by a beautifully structured sentence in a novel, a vivid image in a film, a piece of music or the way a singular leaf lands on the surface of a pond, it doesn’t matter whether I’m inspired or not when I sit at my desk. Sometimes what I write is good and sometimes it’s bad, but if I sat around waiting for divine inspiration to get the engine running, I would be waiting for a very long time indeed. I always have a somewhat loose plan in mind, but mostly I just write and wait for the rest of the story to develop.
While it’s true that the inspiration for a particular narrative can be triggered by a beautifully structured sentence in a novel, a vivid image in a film, a piece of music or the way a singular leaf lands on the surface of a pond, it doesn’t matter whether I’m inspired or not when I sit at my desk. Sometimes what I write is good and sometimes it’s bad, but if I sat around waiting for divine inspiration to get the engine running, I would be waiting for a very long time indeed. I always have a somewhat loose plan in mind, but mostly I just write and wait for the rest of the story to develop.
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Alan
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Lars Boye Jerlach:
Thanks for liking my Hard Times review, and I wonder if you or your designer wife may enjoy seeing photos from my wife's Sailshade Studio, recently posted on Tripadvisor? https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g41564-d14031337-Reviews-Sailshade_Studios-Fall_River_Massachusetts.html
Kinga
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Lars Boye Jerlach:
" judging from your shelf I think you would very much enjoy my novel The Somnambulist's Dreams. I'm pretty sure....! " Does everyone get this message from you? Really weird. I think I'm going to pass. I see that your interaction with me is supposed to be centered around me reading your work, which if I ever do will be not under your watchful eye.
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