Young Writers Society

If you are a comedic writer who is your muse?
Jim Carrey?
George Carlin?

If you are a romance novilist who is your muse?
Lurlene McDaniel?
... Person...

If you are a fantasy geek who is you muse?
J.K. Rowling?
J.R.R. Tolkien?

If you are a writer of the dark and sorry thoughts who is you muse?
Evanescence?
Hitler?
My 6th Grade Teacher?

Or perhaps do you like somebody who is just like you as a model for ideas?
Who is your writing muse, or what (teddy bears, blnkets... etc) ?

Me.

And Napoleon Dynamite.

Dark and scary is Evanescence and Linkin Park

If you are a comedic writer who is your muse?

My dad. He is sometimes the randomest person ever. One time, when we were little he told us the story of Black Beauty. Black Beauty ended up being killed several times in the story. And he's given me so many fond memories! Like the time he put freezing bacon in my warm bed. And who could forget the time where he put egg nog in the scrambled eggs?

If you are a romance novilist who is your muse?

Jane Austen - yes, that's why my romances are so detached.

If you are a fantasy geek who is you muse?

C.S. Lewis. And, sadly enough, I am told that my fantasies (which I haven't written, thank goodness) resemble Tokien's work. Which might be good except I consider Tolkien's work to be unreadable. *sighs* Gosh, what's so weird about inventing a mythology for a story?

If you are a writer of the dark and sorry thoughts who is you muse?

George Orwell.

I love the fact that you said fantasy geek. I have no muse. Every piece of writing I come in contact with influences me in some way.

I use music, depending on the voice I'm writing with.

One of the reasons I got really into Green Day was I got such good ideas while listening to them.

When it comes to mood [since I write mostly in first person] I change CDs while writing. The character of Luke requires the sarcastic, moody lyrics of Nimrod [Green Day] while Jeremy needs the crazy/hyper beats of 39 Minutes of Bliss [Caesars].

One of my mates is always saying something funny, and i have been seen to wip out a notebook after i've stopped rolling on the floor with laughter. It's great to have a comedy muse like her. A fantasy writer? David Eddings without a doubt, and then Katherine Kerr, who helped with ideas of reincarnation. Dark thoughts? I always wear a hat when im writing from an evil point of view, my evil folks always seem to end up always wearing hats.... (dont ask why, i dont know either)

Like Sam i listen to a lot of music while i write, it keeps me focused and some lyrics help to give feelings to wooden characters.

I get most of my ideas while reading about writing. To get myself in the mood for writing, I listen to Evanescence's old album.

Oh, Jane Austen totally wins for romance. I like the formality, where there is at least the illusion of romantic guidelines.

Gail Carson Levine, C.S. Lewis and Tolkien. I am a complete 'Fantasy geek', though we prefer 'Realistically challenged.'

I'm a fantasy geek, and currently, my biggest inspiration is Holly Black. She's talented, she's funny, and she bought me dinner.

Fantasy Muses:

Tolkein!!
Catherine Webb
Robin Hobb
Christopher Paolini (He inspired me to remain as original as possible, and to ditch several ideas that were too derivative. Even a copy-cat has his uses! )

Comedic Muses:

Laurel and Hardy
The cast of Dad's Army
My parents
Tony Hancock/Kenneth Williams
Spike Milligan

Action Muses:

Indiana Jones (has he got a cool taste in horses and weapons!)
Han Solo
Spiderman
Anakin Skywalker/Luke Skywalker
Zorro
Steve McQueen (love the motorbikes!)

Angst Muses:

The piece of music called Mortal Flesh
The Bridal Ballad from The Merchant of Venice
Track 13 from the Spirit soundtrack
The night sky when it has a full moon and no clouds (hmm, that's an odd one)
The Ashokan Farewell by Jay Ungar
Gollum's Song from TTT; the Grey Havens song from ROTK; both of Enya's songs from FOTR; Pippin's song from ROTK

Hum, I think that's all...

-ST

All the great fantasy writers: Tolkein, Lewis, MacDonald, Clarke, LeGuin, Adams, Stroud, etc. Movies also inspire me a lot, even (sometimes especially) when they have absolutely nothing to do with what I'm writing about! Sometimes a fresh perspective is all I need to be inspired.

Let me tell you, I know all about the 6th grade teacher. English, if I never see anther piece of grammar again, it will be WAY too soon.

My fantasy muses are Tolkein, Chris Wooding (Christopher Paolini should have taken an originality class from him), C.S. Lewis, and Philip Pullman. But i'm inspired by just about anything; movies, music, T.V. shows, school, friends, etc. I get inspiration from the strangest places and always when I least expect it.

Love that "Realistically challenged" comment Goldenheart.