Comments on: Stupid Inspiration

By: Rock Stars Again. Also, Progress. - KV Taylor – SpecFic and Nonsense

Rock Stars Again. Also, Progress. - KV Taylor – SpecFic and Nonsense — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 18:33:53 +0000

[...] expressed how vastly entertained I am by weird shit rock stars say. I get a lot of mileage out of some of them, but some bands make me want to stop reading music [...]

By: KVTaylor

KVTaylor — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:41:44 +0000

Nat, that is truly one of the best inspirations I’ve ever heard– and such good came of it! I knew you of all people would have something amusing to throw in.

But BT, that’s where mine come from too, for the most part! Even the weird ones like Alex came from reality, for the most part, just things I’ve seen people do and mixing them up. Just that the character usually comes first for me– and yeah, they definitely evolve once I start writing, too. This is what we mean when we say a character “won’t” do what we want…

Danielle, I think most of my characters begin as snippets of this and that, so I completely understand. Even the one’s who’ve been there forever change a little depending on which world/situation into which they’re dropped, that’s for sure!

Alex would be gratified, though. He does need a lot of attention, poor kid.

By: Danielle Ferries

Danielle Ferries — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:40:00 +0000

My characters come to me from snippets of things but no one person has really inspired me to create a character. They just sort of grow as I get to know them. I love the idea of Alex Franklin though.

By: BT

BT — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:53:49 +0000

Sorry – I am absolutely boring. I watch people. I make up stories about people I watch. I mix them all the people together when I write the stories.

I sit down and think, okay, I need this this and that in a character, then mix all the people together and find a character.

It’s not till I begin writing that they start to really define themself due to the situations I put them in – then they transform into something completely different from anything I’ve ever seen or dreamed up.

By: Natalie L. Sin

Natalie L. Sin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:25:32 +0000

My weirdest inspiration probably was when I was writing a longer work, and joked that an alternative title would be “relentless sodomy.” A few seconds later, “the musical” was added on, and I became determined to write a story with that title.

By: KVTaylor

KVTaylor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:51:40 +0000

I don’t know, Aaron, a lot of the Wolfton characters in particular are loosely based on the types who inhabit my beloved hometown (I say that without irony, I really do love it) and went to school with me there. I think that’s a great source of inspiration!

But I would.

Jamie, if you think of anything, let me know! Sometimes I don’t remember why I invented someone until ages later, when it comes up again… glad it amused, though!

Cate, that is absolutely interesting! She sounds like a girl after my own heart– though I do not agree with thigh-high socks in principle, anything that makes a girl want to climb things is okay by me.

By: Cate Gardner

Cate Gardner — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:42:49 +0000

Oh, I have no such interesting character tales to tell. The MC of my to be written sometime in 2010 book was inspired by a pair of thigh-high black socks and insects, both of which immediately told me that she had an urge to climb tall things. Huh! I’m still not certain why.

By: jamie

jamie — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:04:57 +0000

My weirdest character inspiration was. . .I don’t know. I’m not sure what inspires my characters to tell you the truth. Fun post though.

By: Aaron Polson

Aaron Polson — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:04:22 +0000

I wish my characters were more inspired. I think character-building is one of those areas on which I need to spend some serious time. Most of mine are all variations of students from school. (names changed, of course)