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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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