Travis Berketa
Inspiration comes from many things. The Dark Heart series was inspired by newspaper articles and news stories from around the world. The Jack Majors series was inspired by my students and my love of superheroes.
I also get inspiration from music and from environments. I usually organise a playlist of songs for a story and go to sleep with the songs playing. These conjure up images/scenes from the story and then I just need to connect the dots.
When I am writing I pretty much zone out from the world and let the characters direct me into writing what they're saying and doing. It's like a movie runs through the scenes in my head and then I just have to write it down. It's a relaxing process - especially after a difficult day.
I also get inspiration from music and from environments. I usually organise a playlist of songs for a story and go to sleep with the songs playing. These conjure up images/scenes from the story and then I just need to connect the dots.
When I am writing I pretty much zone out from the world and let the characters direct me into writing what they're saying and doing. It's like a movie runs through the scenes in my head and then I just have to write it down. It's a relaxing process - especially after a difficult day.
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