Ok I have a question for you

Hello everyone , I know I have not been around much , just finish a small animation short using flash player and posting it , working on another small animation short on a TV story that I been writing on and off , I know I can not get it publish but I have posted it on the fan site and some have said its quite good , Why I write it and know it will never be publish well what can I say I love the show when it was on in New Zealand that my imagination goes on over drive , , it seems that is what happens to me every time I watch a good TV show or movie , for example when I first watched the movie the Titanic , I began to play a story in my head on a submarine that was hurled back in the past and the Capt. had to decide to allow the ship to sink again and allow history to move forward or prevent it , and change the course , I had three chapters of it started and then stopped sadly because I had other things in my life at the time going and never continue, I know you are probably saying so what is the question for crying out loud , sorry I wanted to tell you how I get inspired to write and yet I stop because of other things or just begin to imagine another story because I changed my viewing habits , I am an avid Sci-Fi buff and always will be ,

but on to my question , how or you get inspired on writing and what it is that keeps you going until you finish , I know that some of you would have secrets or items you have that inspire you.

I know that Ray Bradbury used his office as an inspiration to his stories like the Martian chronicles, and the Illustrated Man.


If you don’t want to tell that is ok, if you already publish a story well I don’t see then not to tell on how you inspired in making that story.

I don’t know if I would try to make the story again about the Titanic and Submarine god know I read a lot of submarine books both regular and military ones from world war one and 1990 to work my story but who knows.

lol very interesting , on the last part LOL

There was an involved thread about this topic a few weeks back Carmine, so you may find some interesting insights there too. Here is one of my favourite quotes, from a favourite author...

"I don't take notes; I don't outline, I don't do anything like that. I just flail away at the goddamn thing. I'm a salami writer.I try to write good salami, but salami is salami. You can't sell it as caviar." - Stephen King.

Love that!

S.E. Hinton's Outsiders ( book & film) and her following books, Rumble Fish, That was then this is now, and Tex, inspired me to write In Times of Violence.

Huntress, (due summer 2008) was inspired by the book, Under and Alone. ( true crime)

Heads & Tales was inspired by the Iron Maiden album, Best of the Beast.

Illusional Reality, 2 books fantasy series (unpublished) was inspired by Lord Of The rings ( books & films.)

What keeps me going is the love for the characters and the excitement of the conflicts they face. Their power and toughness.

I can't rest until the plot has exhausted itself.

Illusional Reality took 3 years, Huntress took 3 months. When I'm in the "Zone" there's no stopping me.

Jeez Karina, I had almost forgotten about The Outsides and Rumble Fish. I loved those stories!

Good luck with finding your zones!

Never say never... think positive!

Keep on trying, and if it's good, a publisher will see the talent someday!

We are currently open to submissions!

Well Reagan you certainly get full marks for your continued marketing efforts within the forum How successful have you been with market saturation on the books that you have published so far?

My own novel, not through Black Rose Writing, has done fairly well... I learned a lot and now understand more on taking it to the next level!

But within our publishing house, we have our first 3 novels nearing release!!! So the future is bright and we will be able to answer your question someday, Pam!

C'mon Karina and Pam, Reagan's waiting for your submissions! Do you submit?

Okay okay, I submit already And I am glad Reagan knows that we're a bit nutty round here at times and yet still puts up with it all. Thanks Reagan!

A bit nutty? The very idea.

LOL Well if your all nutty well then I go for just be crazy , You are all so lucky in your writings and originality I wish I could be so , my inspirations was more on books by JR Tolken and Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury , my minds imagination sadly would be from some movie or TV show to make a continuation of said TV or Movie , Other then that I make good stories for the web , now that doesn’t mean I don’t like it , I do get a sense of satisfaction when someone compliments me on it , I was trying to write an animation on a TV show that stop showing and even wrote to the studio , and got no response , not surprising on that part , but a friend told me to do the animation in a short film and broadcast it on the web , and don’t forget to created the studio and what not to cover your butt , it will get there attention , nothing short of streaking across there studio.

Carmine, don't go streaking, sometimes it can land you in jail!! I just get an idea in my head, formulate a plot in my head, then sit down and type it out. I may do several chapters at a time, then go blank for a short while. Then my mental computer goes into overdrive again, and I am off and running. I often go back and add things before I even go to edit my work once I get rolling.

Reagan,I will have to check your submission guidelines again I think, to see what genres other than poetry you handle. Good job of shameless promotion!!

I have a few open submissions with UK literary agents so until I hear from them, I won't be submitting anywhere else.

I had a nice chat with Reagan and she gave me the ins and out.


Pam.

If you read, and enjoyed Rumble Fish and Outsiders, then you have to read In Times of Violence.

The E-book cost only $6.77. Go on treat yourself.

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Carmine, don't go streaking, sometimes it can land you in jail!! I just get an idea in my head, formulate a plot in my head, then sit down and type it out. I may do several chapters at a time, then go blank for a short while. Then my mental computer goes into overdrive again, and I am off and running. I often go back and add things before I even go to edit my work once I get rolling.

Reagan,I will have to check your submission guidelines again I think, to see what genres other than poetry you handle. Good job of shameless promotion!!

Well one I lack the body and might be thrown in for just wearing my underwear , on to creatative I found my old stories and I will see if I can pursue on maybe finishing them

Cool-thanks for the tip Karina!

Hello, Carmine,

Characters and impossible situations inspire me. One of my favorite science fiction books was The Gods Themselves, by Asimov because of the impossible equation, and the three partners necessary to produce a Hard One. It may follow that I also enjoy watching Mythbusters, The Planet's Most Extreme, and other shows on Discovery and Animal Planet for inspiration.

Best wishes,
Rowena Cherry