Maybe you've read or heard about the Tsunami Ghost Ship that was floating around the pacific for the last year. According to the article it is now at the bottom of the Gulf of Alaska. I've talked about abandoned places recently, but just a couple of days ago I was suddenly inspired by the ghost ship events. I came up with a story idea. It just hit me like a ton of bricks, like so many other story ideas.
The amazement I felt as I saw the story unfold in my mind, developing, becoming layered, intricate, interesting and meaningful, made me feel great. That kind of inspiration doesn't always happen. When it does, for me at least, I'm filled with an awed sense of wonder. Really. The idea of constructing a world in my head, with characters, events, histories, feelings, emotions, life if you will, is truly awesome. It's quite fascinating where inspiration comes from and how unexpectedly it arrives.
You see, I've opened myself up to the idea that inspiration can and does come from the most amazing, or most mundane of things. Inspiration is all around us. We just have to learn how to recognize it. Sometimes, the full force of creative inspiration comes in the blink of an eye, other times, inspiration seems to be as rare as water in a parched desert. But if we learn to recognize where and how inspiration comes from, that oasis in the desert can become an ocean of ideas. I've found my next project, now all I have to do is write it. What about you?
Reckless Beams of Light, by G.R. Exper
The amazement I felt as I saw the story unfold in my mind, developing, becoming layered, intricate, interesting and meaningful, made me feel great. That kind of inspiration doesn't always happen. When it does, for me at least, I'm filled with an awed sense of wonder. Really. The idea of constructing a world in my head, with characters, events, histories, feelings, emotions, life if you will, is truly awesome. It's quite fascinating where inspiration comes from and how unexpectedly it arrives.
You see, I've opened myself up to the idea that inspiration can and does come from the most amazing, or most mundane of things. Inspiration is all around us. We just have to learn how to recognize it. Sometimes, the full force of creative inspiration comes in the blink of an eye, other times, inspiration seems to be as rare as water in a parched desert. But if we learn to recognize where and how inspiration comes from, that oasis in the desert can become an ocean of ideas. I've found my next project, now all I have to do is write it. What about you?
