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Originally Posted by Lai Lai Hei
How long have you been writing? What's your favorite kind of story to write? What's your favorite kind of story to read? Where do you get most of your inspiration? How long does it take you to formulate ideas, and where do you get most of your ideas? When do you get your best ideas?
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I have been writing since I could pick up a pencil and move it around to form things that resembled letters. That was meant to be a poor excuse at sarcasm and humor, but I think I failed somewhere. I have been writing for a good, uh, hell if I know. 4th grade, I think. Which was around ten or eleven years ago. Those little short story things I had to write for English class were always fairly interesting. Timed writing was my thing, man.
I am a Dungeons and Dragons nerd. I do not like to admit it, but I honestly am. Well, half-nerd. I have never actually played a game, but I know practically everything there is to know about the game. Third Edition, mainly. I haven't bothered much with 3.5 or that new fangled Eberron mumbo-jumbo. Regardless, this means that I steer clear of anything not related to the fantasy genre. Dragons, warriors, magic, that short of thing. This answers the next question, too. Fantasy is my thing.
My inspiration is everything. Plain and simple. I can look at a tree, or a flower, and go from there. Likewise, I can be listening to some music, reading a book, watching a movie, anything of the like and get an idea. People probably play the biggest role, though. No one in particular, just a general statement.
For the most part, I start with a single small idea and branch out from there. I try to envision an ending and go from there, it is easier for me. Starting a story is incredibly difficult for me, but once I get it down I am good to go. I also usually end up going in an entirely different direction from what I intended, probably due to the fact that when I am writing a sentence, I am usually thinking a paragraph or two ahead of myself. I pretty much covered my ideas with my inspiration paragraph. Woo!
I get my best ideas when I am in bed, just before I am about to sleep. Sometimes they come to me when I am watching the rain too. Just relaxing somewhere will give me a few ideas of what to write.
It's actually kinda sad that I hate everything I write. Even this post pisses me off.