Last night, something unexpected sparked the first two paragraphs of what might become my next fiction novel. Who knows where it’ll go. I’m not quite ready to share what it is yet, but it got me thinking:
What’s something in your life that sparked a creation — a story, a song, a painting, or even an idea that wouldn’t have existed otherwise?
I’d love to hear how life has surprised and inspired you.
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For me it is the movies and TV Shows I watch that inspires me, or it could be a news article...
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Hey Kat, in 2010 I went to Sydney for the first time and encountered a family of spirits that's inspired my current writing project.
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That's great, Kat Spencer. Pictures, videos, social media posts, life, etc. spark creations for me.
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When I write screenplays, the sci fi elements come from the movies I love, but the heart of my stories lies in the real world, in the struggles and darker corners of life. I think that frustration of seeing things I can’t change, and needing somewhere to put it, is what turns into creation for me.
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I've written two scripts from real life experiences. I got so many tears out when I wrote them that I thought I was 'all fixed'.... until my first verbal pitch last week and I ended up sobbing during it. They say write what you know... until you sob like a baby in front of industry professionals! Great post as always Kat!
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Generally, I can’t always tell what exactly inspires me — sometimes a new, weird “what if” just starts floating around in my head.
But I do remember the first spark of some ideas.
For example:
The story Back from Oumilas inspired Eugenia Kallistia.
A paleontology documentary about extinct marine creatures inspired The Oceanic War.
Animals with dormancy phases inspired The Eclipsians.
And my love for neuroscience and medical books inspired The Silent PFC War.
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A movie that I anticipated, but found disappointing. I began to outline my own version of the story and it grew into something of my own.
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That’s a good way to develop new scenarios Michael Dzurak
A tiny change can flip the entire story upside down.
That’s exactly what I did in my story The De-Evolution Game: one small change spawns a new existence and an entirely new reality.
The whole idea was inspired by the timelines in Mr. Nobody.
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I was Unable to sleep at 2 a.m., I found myself in a philosophical debate with my own mind. By 3 a.m., a thought struck about existence, and how everything derives meaning through its connections. In a sudden clarity, I formulated the fundamentals of the universe in a single equation, jotted it in my diary, and by the end of the day, had it published with a DOI. Sleep never stood a chance.