{"id":446,"date":"2012-11-19T10:33:36","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T18:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/?p=446"},"modified":"2017-02-18T18:10:39","modified_gmt":"2017-02-19T02:10:39","slug":"inspiration-need-some","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sylumclan.com\/sylumblog\/inspiration-need-some\/","title":{"rendered":"Inspiration – Need Some?!"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Bob 2’s Post on Character Motivation<\/a> – I figured it would be good to have a post on Writer Inspiration.<\/p>\n

As much as your Characters need motivation within the story. \u00a0You as the writer need to be inspired by the characters and their story – to find their own Motivation and in some aspects your own.<\/p>\n

We can be inspired by many things: Place, Movie, Person, Event…<\/p>\n

Here at Sylum the author’s need to be open to all inspiration, because one never knows where it will come from.<\/p>\n

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For instance: CSI Miami – where Sylum all began. \u00a0The death of Timothy Speedle was the inspiration for the beginning of this whole Universe. \u00a0Little did I know this is where we would end up, but still it was the starting point. \u00a0And we can’t forgot CSI and NCIS as the original Inspiration for all things Sylum.<\/p>\n

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Over time the Sylum Authors have found inspiration from all areas: Movie, Books, TV Shows, Animation, World History, World Events, and sometimes just an image.<\/p>\n

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How can anyone forgot some of these great movies that have inspired character and story.<\/p>\n

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It’s just not movies that inspire or TV Shows. \u00a0Places and People can be a major source of Inspiration. \u00a0Whether a building suddenly gives you that insight of what the Manor, Villa, House, Winery may look like, and you find yourself scribbling down notes, dimensions, and sketching\/taking pictures of every detail so you can describe it on paper.<\/p>\n

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Or it’s a person who’s life story helps you focus on what you’re doing, giving you ideas on how to motivate your character, or hell even background information for a storyline. \u00a0Each of these things can inspire you as a writer, which in turn will give that scene some clarity and that character some depth.<\/p>\n

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Music can be a major Inspiration. \u00a0That piece of score or lyrics to a song – can Inspire a Bunny to go beserk at the worst possible moment. \u00a0It can help set the scene, put you as the write into the mode, and hit you in the heart\/soul and make you feel your characters emotions. \u00a0 Music as been very important in Sylum for Inspiration. \u00a0And I’m not just talking about the Graphic Gecko – who is evil and sitting behind me with his playlist demanding Videos to be Made. Ignoring the Gecko and getting back to what I was doing – oh yes Music as Inspiration. \u00a0I personally found scores as a good way to set scenes. \u00a0I’ve got playlists for characters, arcs, stories, and moments. \u00a0Writing a Hunter stalking through a club, had club music on. \u00a0Battle sequences had music from Transformers, Resident Evil, etc…<\/p>\n

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Graphic Gecko here!! I ran off with the keyboard to post inspiring music for Bj and also for all the writers out there. \u00a0HA! Crap she’s found me…. Listen. Be Inspired……<\/p>\n