D.R. Perry
Short answer: With music!
Long Answer: I get all kinds of ideas from songs, but that's the lightning-bolt kind of inspiration where an initial "what if" idea comes from for either a plot or a character. "What if a bear shifter had to pass an exam while trying not to hibernate" came after reading some books about people who turn into bears and then hearing Skillet's Awake and Alive. If I didn't listen to music (and sing along sometimes with creatively altered lyrics), I don't think I'd come up with so many ideas.
Long Answer: I get all kinds of ideas from songs, but that's the lightning-bolt kind of inspiration where an initial "what if" idea comes from for either a plot or a character. "What if a bear shifter had to pass an exam while trying not to hibernate" came after reading some books about people who turn into bears and then hearing Skillet's Awake and Alive. If I didn't listen to music (and sing along sometimes with creatively altered lyrics), I don't think I'd come up with so many ideas.
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