“For some reason, some of my best solutions and ideas are triggered in those dark theaters, usually totally unrelated to what's going on onscreen. I also enjoy hiking in the foothills and mountains close to Sacramento. I always have to bring a pen and paper to jot down sudden thoughts and ideas. So inspiration arises from countless sources.” IdeasReasonInspirationEnjoyDarkSourceMountainPaperSolutionsTheaterArisePensHikingThoughts And IdeasSacramento Author:James Rollins
“After the first shock of recognition - a sudden sense of "this is what I'm going to write" - the novel starts to breed by itself; the process goes on solely in the mind, not on paper. I feel a kind of gentle development, an uncurling inside, and I know that the details are there already, that in fact I would see them plainly if I looked closer, but I prefer to wait until what is loosely called inspiration has completed the task for me.” IfsKnowsFeelsWritingMindFirstsKindFactsInspirationWaitingProcessNovelGoes OnDevelopmentPaperTasksDetailsRecognitionGentleShock Author:Vladimir Nabokov
“If I like hardcore straight-edge punk music, gentle psychedelic folk music, gangster rap, indie-rock with a lot of guitar pedals, and I find inspiration from all these things in different songs of mine, shouldn't I be allowed to make any of this kind of music that I want? And it's the same for the comic books, why should I only make autobiographical stories? Or only political stories? Or only superhero stories? Or only comedy stories? I am a bit creatively desperate, when I sit with a pen and paper I am desperate for ANY idea that makes me excited, I don't care what kind of idea it is!” IfsWantShouldKindBookIdeasDifferentStoriesInspirationCarePoliticalSongBitsComedyRocksMinesPaperGuitarFolksEdgesDon't CareExcitedRapComicI Don't CareGentleDesperatePensPunkShould IComic BookSuperheroPsychedelicGangstersHardcoreFolk MusicPedalsIndie RockStraight EdgePunk MusicGangster Rap Author:Jeffrey Lewis
“With Erin [from Paper Girls], I wanted to show what she might look like when she's 40, and I wanted it to feel authentic. In terms of inspiration I ended up using my wife for a lot of it. Just to kind of to give me almost an anchor so that I would be invested in making this character real.” GivingFeelsLooksKindRealCharacterShowsInspirationMightWould BeWantedGirlTermWifePaperGive MeMy WifeAnchorsErin Author:Cliff Chiang
“The process is always the same. I get an inspiration for a new song, I put it down on paper immediately so I won't lose it. When I am ready to go to the studio with it, I play it a few times on the piano and edit, add, and type the lyrics and take it to the studio. Sometimes I don't have anything on paper.” SometimesPlayInspirationSongProcessLosesReadyTypePaperAddStudiosPianoEditsNew Songs Author:Yoko Ono
“Well, all I know is what I read in the papers.” KnowsWellsHumorInspirationFunnyPaperPapersReading Newspapers Author:Will Smith