Where Do Ideas Come From?Something I get asked relatively frequently is "Where do you get your ideas? What gives you inspiration for your writing?" Well, I'm here to talk to you about ideas today. More specifically, sources of ideas. To start, lets talk about some of the places I've found inspiration and ideas. Where My Ideas Have Come FromWe can't start talking about ideas without going into where the idea for Stones of the Middle Lands: The Castaway Hero came from. Well, That's a long story, pun-intended. It all started years ago when my mom decided to have me construct a map of a made up place. As you can probably guess, this turned into the early map of The Middle Lands. From there, I was inspired to actually write a book by a lovely young author named McKenzie Wagner. And it kind of snowballed from there. Another interesting place I found an idea is in something my family does. Whenever there is something like a fire, explosion, or large police presence, my family has a tendency to run towards the danger to investigate. As I thought on that one night after we had run toward some danger, I had an idea for a book series. Now I can't say too much about it, in order to protect the idea for the series in the future, but I can tell you this: The main character in that series is heavily based on the idea of running toward danger instead of away from it. The place I got the idea for my short story, Hunted: A Revolutionary Short Story, is an entirely different source. That story idea came from an extra credit opportunity for school. Over fall break, I had the chance to write a historical fiction short story for a bit of extra credit. I hadn't really considered trying my hand at a historical fiction, so of course I took the opportunity. We had recently been studying the Revolutionary War in U.S. History, so I wondered, how would a story in the revolutionary war look if it were told by a Torie?(born american that sympathized with the British.) And thus the idea for the story was born. Where Can You Find Inspiration?So as you can see by the examples up above, inspiration and ideas can come from anywhere. Some other places you may find inspiration could be nature, things laying around the house, family, friends, even just everyday life. The key is looking for a story wherever you are. If you learn to find stories in everyday life, you can tell those stories on the page(or computer, however you write stories.) You could try observing something like two squirrels in the park and narrating their story. I may just be going into some activities you can try to get ideas soon. So go out there and search for your next story. Please feel free to share places you've gotten story ideas in the comments down below! To EndI know, I know, just a bit more. But I have to fit in my obligatory schpeel somewhere. So I hope you found this article helpful, and that it will help you find ideas for your next story. If you want to read my first novel, The Castaway Hero, you can get it on Amazon HERE and through Barnes and Noble HERE. If you have any interest in reading Hunted, A Revolutionary Short Story, you can read it for free HERE. That's all folks, and until next time, keep on writing!
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