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What gets me inspired:

Seeing other people do well, and wanting to outdo them. D: I'm a horribly competetive person.

Though, a lot of times, I can read through my old stuff and take ideas from there and refine them. I've done that several times...

I seriously wish I knew what inspired my story D: I wanted something new, fresh, unique, and something that I would enjoy a lot.... I thought about a bunch of options, and then this neat idea just popped into my head.

I guess just wanting to leave my mark on the world, wanting to share my work with people, and just having fun writing inspire me. Of course, I get inspiration from nature, or events that happen in my life or others' lives, from songs I hear, or poetry, or even objects. Whatever sparks my creativity and imagination, really. If I can take something and mentally mold a scene around it, or incorporate it into something, or say "Hey, that's cool.", then it's inspiration.

When I get writer's block, I do something else and toss the idea around in my head, creating different options and solving glitches. Music helps, especially when I need to create a mood during a difficult scene.

Did that help at all ?

I dont really force myself to be inspired. IT attacks ME like some sort of rabbid animal. Inspiration is all around you every second of every day. You may see something and think "huh...that would make an interestign setting/character/plot/etc.) and suddenly there is your inspiration. Believe me, it is happening to you all the time. My reccomendation is to cary a pad of paper with you. When you hear something that woudl eb a good line for a book, write it down. When you think of the name or personality that woudl fit a character, put it down.

IFy ou do this, when you actually sit down to write, you'll have a notebook full of insparation to work off of, and so many ideas that you'll NEVER get bored!

I get inspired by books. I know, that is sort of different, but it's me. Whenever I read something, a particular scene will just captivate me and draw me in. Before I know it, I'll be laughing/crying/angry/proud/astonished/betrayed, and I just know that that is what I want my story to do. I want people to read it and feel like they're in the story. I don't want to let my stories just be words; I want them to be feelings, actions, and outlets for everything readers know and want and feel but can't. I'm rather emotional, I know, but I like writing that is deep, not shallow drivel some people put on the market.

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That's ... like my dad actually. He tends to be a little sloppy at things until he gets frustrated and within the week the database is done. I think it confuses the rest of them.

My inspiration comes from all over, and tends to come at the oddest moments...I cannot tell you how many characters have waltzed into my brain while I'm doing dishes and how many poems have been composed at the laundromat... usually it's triggered by something someone said or something I've heard or seen. And embarassingly enough, it's usually a sight or song or phrase I've heard a thousand times over...and for some reason it suddenly gives birth to this new storyline. lol. Sometimes I rewrite the same kind of story three or four times, and then combine all the fragments into one awesome (or not as awesome) story. And occasionally, just occasionally, I'll just start writing, and the characters will do all the work for me. But that's rare.

I doubt that helped much, though...sorry! A quote that might comfort you, though:

"Every writer I know has trouble writing."
-Josef Heller

HA! You are so lucky! I have a few characters that write themselves, but the majority of them make me stop and think... sad (A harder task than you'd think... wink )