Karen Jackson
Karen Jackson asked Sever Bronny:

Where do you get your ideas?

Sever Bronny Hello Karen,

I get my ideas from ordinary experiences in life. The way a person speaks, for example, can wind up in a portion of a character's speech. The way a person moves their hands, the words they use, etc--I consider all of these tools in a toolchest, to be used as needed. Scenery, concepts, politics, ideas in general all work on the same principle: each is a tool in my toolbox. All I need do is pick it up and apply it. Reading books and watching movies is an even faster way for me to add to my toolbox. I'm always curious and always hungry to learn little idiosyncrasies that can enrich my world. And no one idea is original, it's the packaging of the lot that becomes something new and perhaps, if I did a good job, interesting.

:)

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