J.G. Faherty
Sorry, I just saw this! Haven't been on in a while.
Pretty much anything can inspire a story - a song, reading something else and thinking, 'but what if "this" happened instead? Hearing a news story. Having a dream. Reading an old piece of historical non-fiction, like the Donner Party adventure. Visiting some place new.
That's different than what inspires me to write, as in, sit down and put words on a screen. That comes from enjoying reading, and wanting to be like my literary heroes. To tell stories that other people enjoy.
Hope that helps!
Pretty much anything can inspire a story - a song, reading something else and thinking, 'but what if "this" happened instead? Hearing a news story. Having a dream. Reading an old piece of historical non-fiction, like the Donner Party adventure. Visiting some place new.
That's different than what inspires me to write, as in, sit down and put words on a screen. That comes from enjoying reading, and wanting to be like my literary heroes. To tell stories that other people enjoy.
Hope that helps!
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