Pixie Lynn Whitfield
Reading. It's true: To be a writer, you should be a reader. I've never understood how I can meet people that say they hate reading. It actually breaks my heart a little bit. But yes, most of the time I get inspired by reading a great book or two and from there small ideas spark of my own. I develop them through time, dedication and a lot of late nights into outlines and later a rough manuscript.
And then sometimes I'm simply inspired by strange dreams after insomnia strikes and I'm awake for 16-18 hours or more. Haha. It just all depends on whatever it is that causes the little spark. Whether it's from reading (a character, a setting, even a particular word), a dream, an episode from a television show... or whatever. My imagination goes pretty wild from the oddest things and inspiration sparks.
And then sometimes I'm simply inspired by strange dreams after insomnia strikes and I'm awake for 16-18 hours or more. Haha. It just all depends on whatever it is that causes the little spark. Whether it's from reading (a character, a setting, even a particular word), a dream, an episode from a television show... or whatever. My imagination goes pretty wild from the oddest things and inspiration sparks.
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