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Inspiration
Though writing fiction is a technical skill, which requires a huge and unforgiving skill set be all but mastered, it is also an art. While we have the tools to encourage the flow (with things like reading constantly, writing every day, and writing at the same time every day), sometimes we still find inspiration on foreign shores. A strain of music, a beautiful film, or a picture may spark something in our creative process that kindles a fire.
I cannot promise that every bit of art I find will be as inspirational to you as it is has been to me, but here are some things that move me.
The Little Things
Moana
Hamilton
Inspiring Instrumental Music
Look at Everything Upside Down
I Can Go the Distance
Beatles: Paperback Writer
Dante’s Prayer
Wallpapers of Awesomeinity
Carry On
A Brand New Day
Technomancy and Angels
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 23–My Forbidden Love
Totally Inspirational Quotes…That Aren’t Real
Seize The Day (Or Pluck It. Whatever.)
Vater Unser: The Rhythm of the Words
Streisand: Putting it Together
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