I find inspiration everywhere. I find it when I wake up as I remember my dreams from the night before.
-teeth shattering
-bloody axe battles
-hovering over the ground
-hostages in the grammar school gymnasium
I find inspiration from colors and the shadows that find safety on patches of them...other things that can be seen:
-shadows from the plants under the porchlight
-street lights flashing
-walk signs
-lit windows in dark houses
-golds and greens
-mowed grass with lines from the lawnmower
-rainbows
-colors watering into each other
-text messages
Movements are inspiring:
-like running a hand down the inside of my forearm
-washing my hands in the sink over the dishes
-rubbing my fingers together
-running my fingertips across the walls or bushes as I walk past them
-running or walking through puddles
-running through waves...swimming
I create character personalities from observing animal behaviors:
-the cat lounging on my lap
-the energetic squirrel testing its luck crossing the street
-my rabbit nudging me with his head then nibbling on my nails
Beats and rhythms and sounds
-in songs as well as the poetic lyrics give me inspiration
-Music on tv shows
-purring
-humming
Quotes..television lines...lines said on the shows, from novels, from mangas, from movies, from people, from myself:
-you dont name your friends or they stop doing favors
-whatever cause u want. wrap it around whatever piece of legal doctrine helps u rationalize it
-so let me get this straight.you want me to violate his god given civil rights in the name of some murky sense of the greater good. is that the gist of it gentlemen. okay i'm game. just dont plan on it sticking for long
-u were doing your job the way it best served you
- you're at war with the whole world. its not gonna bring anybody back.
-no i'm at war with this, this broken thing. this thing that brought you and i together
- the larger picture still alludes you
-so this is ur life now? that u can just live forever with your head buried in the sand?
-i wont just hand over the world to you...peace under an illusion is not true peace.
-I don't care if your memories have been erased or not!!If you ever forget your fear of me....I'll just pound it back into your body!
-"one" is not the same as "none"
-then i will bite you to death with my full power!
-no, please!"thank you" isn't something i can eat!
-in art as in life
-color me shocked
-The trouble wtih the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent full of doubt.
-well as a writer i guess i can live with that
-some lies are easier to believe than the truth
-that which yields, is not always weak.
-happiness limits the amount of suffering one is willing to inflict upon others
-just clothes detective? clothes are civilization clothes are what separate us from animals.
-You cant live on me forever ...(I told this to a cat)
touch:
-soft plushie items
-smooth surfaces
-edges
-air
-snow
smells:
-seasonings
-cooked foods
-flowers
-the air before it rains
-puppies breath
-babies skin
-snow
I find inspiration everywhere. the world is a toy box waiting to be played with and rearranged the way I so desire. My list could go on...but no one wants to read all my inspirations at once. Where's the fun in that? Then there's nothing to look forward to discover later.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
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ReplyDeleteDang girl! You make finding inspiration sound so easy - and so beautiful! I'm kinda jealous!!! I love the way you categorize and list your inspirations in this blog, too...I'm a girl who loves her lists...must be the OCD in me! Ha! Great job, keep it up! Your writing must be amazing if you can blog so lovely, and I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteAlana,
ReplyDeletei want to echo Kelsey's dang...this is a nice piece. you blossom under the spell of your own thinking. go go!
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real, real nice. inspiration from dreams makes total sense, though your dreams are pretty intense. I like especially the inspiration from touch. yum.
ReplyDelete"shadows from the plants under the porchlight", "like running a hand down the inside of my forearm", "you're at war with the whole world. its not gonna bring anybody back" i found personally inspiring! i really like how you've classified them by senses
ReplyDeletei write down quotes that have inspired an image or character in my mind, also. i have about 2 pages filled with them at the end of the outline for my novel that i flip to if i need some motivation to write.