what inspires you?

Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope · 01-01-2007, 07:40 PM

What is it that inspires you to write or draw. Is it music, T.V, games?

For me, it is music that helps me. It makes me focus and it allows me to write. Also liquor but that lets me write anyhting.

Zeenux · 01-04-2007, 05:02 PM

Music, or sometimes even complete and utter silence will help. TV is nothing but a distraction for me, so I don't watch much (the most i watch is during vacations, which I detest)

Silence helps, especially if like me you live in a busy area that is full of sound.

Knux · 01-10-2007, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Mac

What is it that inspires you to write or draw. Is it music, T.V, games?

For me, it is music that helps me. It makes me focus and it allows me to write. Also liquor but that lets me write anyhting.

anyhting like that? Teehee

For me, it starts of with a basic feeling im given... normally from someone close <3 <3

... then music helps me to bring it out and write it down.

Azisien · 01-10-2007, 10:48 AM

Music is a big factor, though it doesn't necessarily have to be playing while I write. Sometimes I don't even want it to. In general, a lot of things I read in philosophy and science papers and books inspire interesting dialogue, even though I usually write either in a far past or far future theme.

Although I can't draw for shit, when I have drawn, it's usually about something I am very, even temporarily, passionate about. Badminton, for instance.

Toast · 01-10-2007, 11:48 AM

music is useful, but not required. I write sometimes in between classes or during my break at work. Sometimes it depends on how long I'm going to be writing for. If I'm writing for at least a couple hours I'll put some music on, if it's only a short period of time I won't bother.

I'm not exactly an inspirational writer. Mental clarity and calmness are usually what helps me the most. If it's been a bad week or towards the end of the semester when all my papers are due and finals et cetera I'm usually too mentally exhausted to be interested in writing.

Tyrazial · 01-10-2007, 12:58 PM

Violin and classical piano. If I can get music with just those two instruments, I am in heaven. After 15 years of collecting, I have about 156 violen/piano solos/duets/instrumentals. I can write volumes with those playing.

Crashtester · 01-18-2007, 02:12 AM

This may sound pretentious but, every day life inspires me. Comics, movies, television, all these things can be inspirational but it usually depends on the context and what it is inspiration for (comedy, action etc.) and music definitely can be a big inspiration too.

Demetrius · 01-18-2007, 02:39 AM

I usually draw from what I guess you would call feelings. I have to have complete silence and I focus in to the exclusion of everthing else. A song or a scene from life may serve as a starting point, but that is all, after I get going I need quiet.

Mirai Gen · 01-18-2007, 03:58 AM

Usually fairly random events in movies, games, or music that somehow give me mental images or ideas.

For example, the scene where the two lovers at the end of Hero kill themselves, or the Tifa fight in Final Fantasy 7: AC, and stuff like that.

And Beast Wars. Beast Wars inspires me too.

Lord of Joshelplex · 01-22-2007, 11:16 PM

I tend to be inspired in my writing by other writings (I have several friends who write, and we sort of inspire eachother by "creativelt borrowing" ideas) as well as other storlines, especially the Dragonlance novels, but there are many movies and shows that have done soh. Music doent so much inspire as compliment. If im doing a battle scene, I put on some fast, lud metal, if im doing say a humorous scene in a tavern, I play some jazz.

01-01-2007, 07:40 PM	#1
Daimo Mac, The Blue Light of Hope Definitely NOT a samurai Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Location: Wherever the wind leads me Posts: 5,347	what inspires you? What is it that inspires you to write or draw. Is it music, T.V, games? For me, it is music that helps me. It makes me focus and it allows me to write. Also liquor but that lets me write anyhting. __________________ Lost in the Music ~ On Hiatus Tales of a Torn World ~ World Building

01-04-2007, 05:02 PM	#2
Zeenux Goomba Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 13	Music, or sometimes even complete and utter silence will help. TV is nothing but a distraction for me, so I don't watch much (the most i watch is during vacations, which I detest) Silence helps, especially if like me you live in a busy area that is full of sound. __________________ --Life of a Game Design Student

01-10-2007, 11:48 AM	#5
Toast Existential Toast Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 440	music is useful, but not required. I write sometimes in between classes or during my break at work. Sometimes it depends on how long I'm going to be writing for. If I'm writing for at least a couple hours I'll put some music on, if it's only a short period of time I won't bother. I'm not exactly an inspirational writer. Mental clarity and calmness are usually what helps me the most. If it's been a bad week or towards the end of the semester when all my papers are due and finals et cetera I'm usually too mentally exhausted to be interested in writing. __________________ “How dare you! How dare you stand there acting like your brand of suffering is worse than anybody else’s. Well, I guess that’s the only way you can justify treating the rest of us like dirt.” ~ Major Margaret Houlihan (Mash) “If we’re going to be damned, let’s be damned for what we really are.” ~ Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

01-18-2007, 02:12 AM	#7
Crashtester Shyguy Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 109	This may sound pretentious but, every day life inspires me. Comics, movies, television, all these things can be inspirational but it usually depends on the context and what it is inspiration for (comedy, action etc.) and music definitely can be a big inspiration too. __________________ http://lettersandlines.blogspot.com/ Last edited by Crashtester; 01-18-2007 at 02:24 AM.

01-18-2007, 02:39 AM	#8
Demetrius In need of a vacation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Peoples Republic of Vermont Posts: 3,236	I usually draw from what I guess you would call feelings. I have to have complete silence and I focus in to the exclusion of everthing else. A song or a scene from life may serve as a starting point, but that is all, after I get going I need quiet. __________________ DFM, Demon seed of Hell who fuels its incredible power by butchering little girls and feeding on their innocence. Demetrius, Dark clown of the netherworld, a being of incalculable debauchery and a soulless, faceless evil as old as time itself. Zilla, The chick. ~DFM Wii bishie bishie kawaii baka! ~ Fifthfiend

01-10-2007, 10:48 AM	#4
Azisien wat Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,177	Music is a big factor, though it doesn't necessarily have to be playing while I write. Sometimes I don't even want it to. In general, a lot of things I read in philosophy and science papers and books inspire interesting dialogue, even though I usually write either in a far past or far future theme. Although I can't draw for shit, when I have drawn, it's usually about something I am very, even temporarily, passionate about. Badminton, for instance.

01-10-2007, 12:58 PM	#6
Tyrazial Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: I often have to ask that myself Posts: 703	Violin and classical piano. If I can get music with just those two instruments, I am in heaven. After 15 years of collecting, I have about 156 violen/piano solos/duets/instrumentals. I can write volumes with those playing.

01-18-2007, 03:58 AM	#9
Mirai Gen We are Geth. Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 14,032	Usually fairly random events in movies, games, or music that somehow give me mental images or ideas. For example, the scene where the two lovers at the end of Hero kill themselves, or the Tifa fight in Final Fantasy 7: AC, and stuff like that. And Beast Wars. Beast Wars inspires me too. __________________

01-22-2007, 11:16 PM	#10
Lord of Joshelplex Sent to the cornfield Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Bird's Hill MB Posts: 4,055	I tend to be inspired in my writing by other writings (I have several friends who write, and we sort of inspire eachother by "creativelt borrowing" ideas) as well as other storlines, especially the Dragonlance novels, but there are many movies and shows that have done soh. Music doent so much inspire as compliment. If im doing a battle scene, I put on some fast, lud metal, if im doing say a humorous scene in a tavern, I play some jazz.

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