Going to get the day moving a little earlier today. I hope to get a lot of writing done and won't be able to do that with these questions and prompts hanging over me. Won't be able to do as much tomorrow. It's the 5k.
How did we ever make it into the middle of March? Is this year flying, or is it just me?
Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
I could take this question one of two ways. Either "where" means in what location or it means how does the inspiration get to me. Either way you aren't going to be very interested in my answers.
So, take two.
And three.
- In what location do you get the most inspiration for your fics from?
I am anywhere when something hits me. I will be driving my car, walking my dogs, almost asleep, in the middle of my work day, working on my various art crafts, or doing anything that has to do with living or life when inspiration strikes.
It is very annoying, but also something I absolutely love.
The place that it doesn't come to me is when I'm sitting in front of a computer. Unless I am starting something new or in a super creative mood, I can't just open a blank document and go to town. I can do that on a piece of paper, but not in front of a screen. If I wanted to start something new at a computer with no inspiration, I would need one of my other keyboards, or to take the computer to a window or get outdoors.
- How do you get the most inspiration for your fics?
It honestly just happens in my brain. I don't see something that inspires me and I very rarely look at an episode and think "I wonder what happens before this scene" or "what if that happened differently?" or "What the heck is she thinking right now with that expression?!" Those moments are so rare that they happen maybe once in a seven year experience.
When I am filling in the gap of a scene or creating something completely new, it's something that has come to me much later, as the little tick of an idea that latches on to me and keeps sucking my thoughts into it until I give in and write it down, the same as with any other writing that I do.
There are three kinds of people in the world, the ones who can count and the ones who can't.
Bonus answer.
What gives you the most inspiration for your fics?
I realized that this could also be an interpretation of the question and decided that since I actually had an answer for it, it should be put down.
When I'm typing I have a bamboo keyboard and a typewriter keyboard that I use when I need extra inspiration in my surroundings. Which one I use depends on what I'm typing and what my mood is. I will also use a different computer sometimes, or be in another room.
I absolutely love to write outside, either on a computer or on paper. There is something about being out in the world that jolts my mind into overdrive. It can be raining or sunny, I can be outside in my yard or travel to somewhere else, in the city or country, just about anywhere gives me inspiration. The thing about location is that I have to be in the mood for it. If I'm in a noisy coffee shop and I'm in the mood to be out by a quiet stream, I'm not going to be getting any work done without headphones and amazon music.
How I write on paper is just as interesting as how I use a computer. There are times when I need a spiral notebook, others when I need a three ring binder, and still others when I must use my Rocketbook and pen. Each of these materials produces something a little different and I'm never quite sure when the inspiration to use one thing or another is going to strike. As a result, I keep two bags with me at all times. One bag has my computer, spiral notebook and Rocketbook in it, the other a three ring binder or loose leaf paper. My house is full of notebooks and packages of paper that are half used because I will often go to a store for a new pencil or pen and just being there will inspire me so I will have to get notebook and paper too, so that I can start writing right away.
Which is a pain if I'm the one who drove there in the first place.
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