Gareth Clegg
A lot of the time it's purely from Ideas I've had in the past that I rework. I've written so many RPG scenarios that some of the better ideas have potential for novels.
Other times I wake up from an interesting or unusual dream which triggers ideas or really vivid scenes that I want to incorporate into something larger. I recently used a dream my wife described to me and it took me off to writing a flash fiction piece called Otsukimi Dreams, about a Japanese ghost story using a lot of vivid colour in its descriptions.
So lots of things, obviously I also pull ideas from great TV, Movies and Books that pique my interest about a specific facet or idea that is maybe incidental in that tale but strikes some resonance with something I want to explore further - so always keep reading and watching great fiction!
Other times I wake up from an interesting or unusual dream which triggers ideas or really vivid scenes that I want to incorporate into something larger. I recently used a dream my wife described to me and it took me off to writing a flash fiction piece called Otsukimi Dreams, about a Japanese ghost story using a lot of vivid colour in its descriptions.
So lots of things, obviously I also pull ideas from great TV, Movies and Books that pique my interest about a specific facet or idea that is maybe incidental in that tale but strikes some resonance with something I want to explore further - so always keep reading and watching great fiction!
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