Nick Ellinger
It's not so much an inspiration to write -- I write each day whether inspiration comes or not.
The inspiration of what to write comes from exploring what ripples move outward from one significant change. Underling can be described as "what would be different if a Bond movie were from the perspective of the guard that knocked out halfway through Act IV?" Two that I'm noodling around with right now are "what if ownership of a football team was passed down to a numbers guy, not a football guy?" and "what if you found out that your recently deceased husband was a Batman-like vigilante?"
The idea of one thing going differently, with significant impact, is what interests me.
The inspiration of what to write comes from exploring what ripples move outward from one significant change. Underling can be described as "what would be different if a Bond movie were from the perspective of the guard that knocked out halfway through Act IV?" Two that I'm noodling around with right now are "what if ownership of a football team was passed down to a numbers guy, not a football guy?" and "what if you found out that your recently deceased husband was a Batman-like vigilante?"
The idea of one thing going differently, with significant impact, is what interests me.
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