Meanwhile, for me, I guess astrology explains some of my creativity, due to me being an Aquarius. I actually have read that before somewhere though… But I’ve found interviews to be a great source for inspiration and ideas. There’s a podcast for screenwriters I like to listen to on occasion. The only bad part about it is, the interview is in front of a live audience and takes place immediately after the screening of that screenwriter’s movie. So if it’s a movie I want to see and haven’t yet, there are some major spoilers. But the questions are generally the same, one of which is asking how long does the writer write in a single day, or how is his process? And what do you do if you have writer’s block. I like those answers because if anything, it reminds me that everyone gets stuck sometimes and there are different methods on how to get unstuck.

Another way I get my ideas is just from conversation. Like today I came up with a novel idea that even if I said the title I’d give too much away. I don’t know if I can make it a novel, maybe a novella? But it’s a memoir of someone else’s life. I went into improv mode speaking as the main character (I actually come up with characters and other story ideas through improv) and literally made up 3 separate chapters within 10 minutes. It was quite fun except I was riding with a friend (who was driving) and my story was making her laugh so much I had to stop or break character to tell her to pull over before we crash. These friends also act as my muses.
.-= t. sterling´s last blog ..that’s not lady gaga! …but she approves =-.

Ever since I started carrying a yellow sticky pad around a few years back, it’s really helped me flow more ideas. They no longer have to jumble around inside
.-= J.D. Meier´s last blog ..Dancing in the Rain =-.