Inspiration. Where do you pull it from?

[Crusoe]

That'd be really fun actually if I can pull it off

[BlunderingAlbatross]

I pull it from my a-

I pull it fr-

I guess I pull it from everything I consume, picking up ideas from other media that I enjoy, whether books or shows, no matter the genre, I quite often come across things that I would love to incorporate my work in some way Then there's also good ol' fashioned imagination

[sevenstarsofeightIam]

I am a big 'what-iffer.' It is like thoughts just fall into my head. I have only just come to Tapas and I have only submitted two novels -- three episodes or so each so far. The first was 'The Faerie Dusters' -- as in fairy dust or pixie dust. That is to say, gold. I began this work years ago and the inspiration for it was very small. I sat considering the common 'mood ring.' That was a fad back in the day, a ring that was supposed to change color according to one's mood. My thoughts turned to something on the order of a tiara that warned the average passer-by of the person's state of mind. It would tell whether the person was angry or approachable, for example. Finally, the thoughts came to revolve around a skin that changed color and knowing what each color meant was kept secret. Being able to read the colors was power.

[LadyN]

I want to make the smart remark of “from my arse”

But in general, I don’t get inspired much. It usually just hits me at the most random moments where I think of a possible situation and build it from there.

Other than that, yeah. Probably out of nowhere.

[Shredder]

My current novel is focusing on the character growth of the people involved while still being a scifi and action.

I can't say I have much experience working with science at all other than bullets go up, bullets come down.

a lot of the action and tactics used in my story comes from real-life experience in the army or second-hand knowledge of stories and learning points from the people that did experience it.

Character growth because I realise I'm a vastly different person that signed up compared to when I left.

[Dizwikz]

How do you feel different from when you signed up to how you left.

[MeltingCORE]

Besides for Jack Kirby... I have a lot of inspirations! Early 00s visual novels like Air, cyberpunk anime like Metropolis, horror series like Higurashi, ancient history, physics theories, Star Wars, my dreams, my life experiences, and even my friends (my friendos Sammie and Asia come to mind).

[Penni]

Everything.

My current novel I'm writing was inspired by my Netflix queue so, it an really come from anywhere for me

[Shredder]

I wasn't very confident for a short answer, I achieved a lot of things in the army that did help me build character and self-esteem. There are a few trade-offs, I'm certainly more cynical, sarcastic, and more, but I learned a lot and developed a lot as a person, I'm glad I did, but I wouldn't want to go back

[kmlangleyauthor]

A lot of my inspiration starts with a “snapshot” from a dream. The tiniest sliver of an interaction between full-blown characters and, if they stick in my head long enough to bother me, I write them down sometimes that’s all it is - just a couple pages to get the idea out of my head - and sometimes it turns into an actual story with a plot. So, my theory is that my inspiration comes from most everything and then my subconscious processes it, throws in a dash of my personal creativity, and then gives it back as a dream

[ble]

I steal the inspiration from better artists, like a parasitic demon.