Writer's Block: Get those creative juices flowing
- Dec. 5th, 2010 at 12:54 AM
Who has most influenced you the most creatively, and how?
Hm ... maybe Gene Roddenberry? "Star Trek" was the first TV show I remember watching, and the first to make me want to creat stories of my own.
No -- the single person who influenced me the most would be my father, who brought home comic books, probably pointed me toward "Star Trek" to begin with, and bought me that collection of Baum's Oz books. Planting that love of reading into a young kid can result in all sorts of strange and wonderful side effects ...
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When I was a teen I was mostly a fan of hard science fiction, but since then I've discovered that I can get into almost any genre of fiction -- as long as the writing is good.
I do so hope that wasn't a play on 'crossing swords', because I'll have you know young man...
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"When I was a teen I was mostly a fan of hard science fiction, but since then I've discovered that I can get into almost any genre of fiction -- as long as the writing is good."
Not sure about that, there's plenty of genres I can't read - romance, slice of life for -.
Well, alright two.
I actually write romance, so I can't exactly diss it, but I understand it's not the kind of thing you're interested in. Luckily for me, the genre's changed hugely since the overwrought, regimented bodice-rippers most people still picture a romance as being. I like to add action and humor to mine; one starts with a tornado, and another ends with an unusual car chase.
I hate slice of life stories -- I need a PLOT.