Today I want to talk about inspiration. I know there are many different ways to be inspired as a writer. For myself, I have had a few instances, so far, where I felt a moments of inspiration. Those instances have had different triggers, but in the end I came away with a new idea.
Once recent inspiration experience I had, I want to share with you. If you don't already know, I am writing a YA Fantasy novel. This has been a real challenge, because I am hoping that I have enough elements to truly make it Fantasy. I decided that I needed to figure out a new element to add to my fantasy world. My goal was to come up with an animal, or add a fantasy element to a known animal. My first thoughts were focused on a bird. I wasn't too excited about that. Then I started thinking about my protagonist, what is something she would desire to further her traits? She is someone who loves to have the wind blowing in her hair, she loves speed, and most importantly adventure. What animal could assist my character to enhance these traits? Well, there was one obvious choice, a horse. This thought got me excited, horses I (sort of ) know, horses I can do! Unfortunately, I still needed to find the factor that would make my horses fit in my fantasy world.
Last week my husband took me on a little weekend trip to Colorado to see my favorite band in concert. On our way back to the airport I looked out the window and saw this:
I was instantly taken into my story and I saw this horse in it! This horse inspired many thoughts about the horses that exist in my fantasy story world. The elements that make my horses special, I won't divulge at this time, you will have to wait and see! Isn't this amazing?
If you want to read an article I found on this horse statue click here.
Here are some pictures I took that also have given me some inspiration:
2 comments:
Yes! Horses...and that statue...is perfect inspiration :)
Oooooooo. LOVE that horse. It's great! And the storm around it with the city lights? Gorgeous.
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