"The task of a writer consists of being able to make something out of an idea." --Thomas Mann
Where do you go for your ideas?
I found that I've been inspired by objects, places, and people--particularly those that have played a role in history, as obscure as the historical details might be. My inspirational sources include...
A hollow sycamore tree.
A stone barn, built during the Civil War.
(This is for you, Jess, because of your comment in my last post! Notice the "1861" mounted on the front.)
My grandmother, who was a child at the turn of the 20th century.
Some say they get ideas from photos, some from music, art, people-watching, snatches of conversation, or simply by taking a walk. Some journal, some freewrite. I find stories in history. Where do you shop for your ideas?
"Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking something different." --Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
