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Inspiration and Motivation

Inspiration and Motivation

People often ask me where I get my inspiration from and what authors I look to for motivation. Well, I get my inspiration from things around me. My imagination is very vast. So vast, in fact, that it often even surprises myself!

Where do I get ideas? From everything around me. From the way a person speaks, to a bird taking flight in the sky, to that old rustic car in that junkyard. Ideas come from everywhere. Even in the littlest of things - take everything you find interesting and write it down.

Who are my favorite authors? J.K. Rowling, George R.R. Martin, Timothy Zahn, and Patrick Rothfuss. Why? They all tell great stories in the best way imaginable. A great story is all it takes to be successful in all honesty. Without Harry Potter's success, no one would know J.K. Rowling. Without Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin would be a nobody. A great story makes or breaks an author.

The question that is hardest to ask, is my story a great story? This is where the people you know come in handy. Give them copies of your book for free - get their honest opinion. Then you will know.

Who are some of your favorite authors? Let me know in the comments below.

Find inspiration in the little things that everyone else overlooks and make a great story.

God bless,

~ Tim

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