 Fantasy: August 20, 2008 Issue [#2560] |
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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club."
Jack London
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Where do I find inspiration? That is a question every writer of any genre is asked. The obvious answer is everywhere, but as any one can tell you, the obvious answer is not always satisfying or obvious.
Some authors find inspiration in his or her home environment a mirror, a beloved pet, or even a shadow seen from the corner of the eye. Others look to the fables and myths of past generations and rewrite the story to suite a modern audience. Walt Disney did this when he created the film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
The original version Snow White, attributed to Joseph and Wilhelm Grimm, is nothing like the film version. The Grimm brothers never named the dwarfs or is that dwarves and the wicked stepmother died dancing in hot iron shoes at Snow White’s wedding.
Creative writing instructors use writing prompts when giving assignments to students. The prompts give the students a place to start and they can be anything from a worst or best birthday situation to a talking animal or pet. To find writing prompt on line just type in writing prompts or fantasy writing prompt in the search box and you will get a good size list websites with writing prompts to get your imagination going.
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Little Scribbler 
What are a great idea! I'm definitely going to try that one day. Hmmm... where could I add a new character?
JJ
I enjoy making my own characters because I then have the ability to create extremely interesting dialogue and interaction, as well as characteristics that are probably not often mentioned in astrology, such as narcissism. Also, I like to have some of my characters change over time, so if you are to make a spreadsheet of the characteristics, you may need several for each character, depending on the complexity.
I also prefer to shape each character from myself, removing, adding, lessening and strengthening different attributes, so that it is easier for me to walk in their shoes.
Nevertheless, this idea of using starsigns could be fun and interesting.
Sett oen 
I sometimes go through magizines and take names from the staff that sound intriguing and different. other times, depending on the story, i won't chose a name until one fitting the character pops up. I've gotten to three chapters into a story before tht happens. I feel that there's no set method that truly works. Whatever is good for you and flows with your characters' persona is the one you roll with. Just don't do any Dirk Powers, Leslie Blaze, or Chip Manleys, please. There's enough corn in the fields of Nebraska!
Do you use prompts to begin fantasy or science fiction stories? If you do where do you find them? On the other hand, do you just hunt them down with a club?Snow
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