I finally found a few moments tonight to have a look at my
Nerissa MacKay WIP after two months without even touching it, and I realized I need to make it longer than I originally intended. I had scribbled a note to myself about adding in two more conflicts, and tonight I decided to flesh those out into at least longer notes. My inspirations ended up coming from the Monster High Ghoulia Yelps doll
and a playlist that includes songs by The Beatles, ABBA, Justin Bieber, Björk, Nellie McKay, Olivia Newton-John, The Supremes, Survivor, and Sting. (Yeah, I have eclectic music tastes.) In fact, the doll photo suggested an entire new character, and the arrangement of the playlist suggested the rough outline of a scene or maybe even a chapter.
And yet I'm laughing at the absurdity of this combination even as I type. But, of course, the entire plot of
Half-Vampire was originally suggested by a golf glove and reflexive pronouns, so I guess this isn't too bizarre. Still.....
Have any of you used writing inspirations weirder than these?
Half remembered dreams are one of my favorite sources, though they're hardly weird. I once heard a conversation between two women in a hospital which inspired the women's novel I'm working on now, and quite often stories I've written have come from snippets of conversations I've heard.
ReplyDeleteBut reflexive pronouns? You've got a fine imagination there.
I had an idea for a spy story that morphed into a story about a car called Frank.
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