“In his exciting debut novel, Jerel Law transports readers to a place where supernatural forces of good and evil collide. Young readers will be entertained and inspired by Spirit Fighter. I heartily recommend it.” LawYoungSpiritEvilForceNovelReaderExcitingInspiredFighterGood And EvilTransportDebutCollideSupernatural Forces Author:Robert Whitlow
“Growing up devouring horror comics and novels, and being inspired to become a writer because of horror novels, movies, and comic books, I always knew I was going to write a horror novel.” WritingBookNovelGrowing UpGrowingHorrorInspiredComicComic BookDevouring Author:Colson Whitehead
“I'm inspired by dreams and shadows, obsession and desire. By nature, I'm a dream collector and never stop working. I question people about their weirdest dreams and the strangest, most inexplicable experiences they've had. All this information whirls around in my mind, and new dreams emerge that form the seeds of stories and novels.” PeopleMindStoriesDreamFormDesireNovelInformationShadowInspiredSeedsObsessionCollectorsInexplicable Author:Storm Constantine
“I found myself wondering, what would it be like to have a strange woman living in your home, nursing your child? My resulting research into the private lives of women in the 18th and 19th centuries inspired me and provided the backbone for [Lady of Milkweed Manor] novel.” ChildrenHomeFoundWonderNovelCenturyStrangeResearchOur ChildrenInspiredYour ChildrenPrivate LifeNursing19th CenturyBackboneMilkweed Author:Julie Klassen
“Just as art brings you to another place, so does religion - and to ask questions of factuality tends to reduce both. If you say you were inspired by a novel, that implies that your book is a work of fiction.” IfsDoeArtBookAsksFictionNovelInspired Author:Yann Martel
“I don't think any particular painters have inspired me, except in a general sense. It was more a matter of corroboration. The visual arts, from Manet onwards, seemed far more open to change and experiment than the novel, though that's only partly the fault of the writers. There's something about the novel that resists innovation.” ThinkingArtMatterNovelParticularInnovationFaultsInspiredExperimentsPainterVisualsVisual Art Author:J. G. Ballard