The Importance of Inspirations

       Inspirations can come from just about everywhere. Friends, family, situations, occurances, querks, all of these can give you sensible ideas and plot-lines for a project or a piece you plan to work on. I mostly find that friends are one of the biggest sources of ideas in my novels, without them, I would be absolutely no where with my work. Having a shoulder to lean on can really help you gain confidence with your work or even help you gain new and unexplored ideas. Having a role model to look up to can also be a great inspiration to work off of. Place yourself in a situation you have read about or heard of, what would you do? How would you enhance your experience? The possibilities are infinite. Just remember to make the idea yours, don't draw to heavily on outside sources or you may accidentally plagerize another's hard work and creative talent. - The Illusive Writer