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What Inspires You to Write?



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Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:16 pm
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keystrings says...



Hey there! I’m curious to know if you guys have a certain way of approaching your stories or your poetry. Even if you don’t have a real structure, feel free to talk about it here! Who knows if someone has an idea you’d like to try? Thanks!
name: key/string/perks
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novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  





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Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:29 pm
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StuckOnEarth says...



Hiya!
I don't really have much of an organized approach, to be honest. Usually, whenever I'm hit with a random bout of story ideas and inspiration, I usually immediately write down the chapter that I have in my head. It's usually pretty messy, so once I get it written down I edit and organize, turning the idea into an actual literary piece.
As I said, it's not much of a structure, but it works. XD
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Thu Jan 25, 2018 7:57 pm
keystrings says...



Thanks for the response! I’m glad it works for you :)
name: key/string/perks
pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs


novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  





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Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:01 pm
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Justlittleoleme2 says...



I'm not really sure what "inspires me" exactly. I usually just wake up with an itch to write, or I'll come across a story idea while cleaning or reading. Then I work on it awhile in my head before I write it down.

Sometimes reading helps, sometimes listening to music.

But usually it hits me out of the blue.
  





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keystrings says...



Thanks for the response! I relate to that XD.
name: key/string/perks
pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs


novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  





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Fri Jan 26, 2018 3:04 pm
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Koitsubaki says...



What's more important to me is what I genuinely feel/the message I want to tell, which I convey through the interactions between characters and/or the world around them. That's why sweating every detail in a character's bio for days is second thought to me. I characterize them as needed only to rationalize the decisions they make and sew up any inconsistencies in the way they act, but not to make unique characters. Doing that would divert the readers' attention away. My priority is less in making memorable characters, but more in making memorable events.

I don't know, maybe I've just moved on from that phase of building stories from the ground up with simple character/story gimmicks. It rarely works out because I force myself into making a story I'm not interested in. I think I just pick what lingering feelings I want to write about and from then on I find ways to make it crazier.
  





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Fri Jan 26, 2018 5:17 pm
keystrings says...



Thanks for the response! Interesting. I like your way as well!
name: key/string/perks
pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs


novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  





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Mon Feb 05, 2018 7:41 pm
EmmVeePi says...



Going out for a good long walk often inspires me. Music is also a big inspiration. As much as I love reading I consider most my major inspirations to be musicians... But I suppose songwriting is music too.
  





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Tue Feb 06, 2018 12:46 am
keystrings says...



Interesting! Thanks for your input!
name: key/string/perks
pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs


novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  





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Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:10 pm
resfeber says...



I'm not sure if this exactly answers the topic. Love inspires all my writing. Whether it be my love for someone, something, or my dog :D I use either lessons I've learned from love or my experiences with love to create my writing.
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Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:38 pm
keystrings says...



That’s really cute! Thanks for your input!
name: key/string/perks
pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs


novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  





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Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:38 pm
keystrings says...



Music is the best kind of inspiration.
name: key/string/perks
pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs


novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  





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aulyasela3597 says...



For me, there's so many things that inspire me. Different photos, music, sceneries, quotes, bizzare dreams and life-experiences make me just want to write and write. There's a lot of people that inspire me too though. My friends, family, and English teachers, are always inspiring me to continue my writing on a personal level. Some of my favourite authors inspire me on a fan-based level, whether it's from what they've directly said to me, what they've posted on their websites, or just their own life stories of how they became who they are today. :)
  





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keystrings says...



That sounds really cool! Thanks so much for the response!
name: key/string/perks
pronouns: she/her/hers and they/them/theirs


novel: the clocktower (camp nano apr 24)
poetry: the beauty of the untold (napo 2024)
  








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