Wednesday, July 18, 2012

YA Highway Road Trip Wednesday

Road Trip Wednesday is a ‘Blog Carnival,’ where YA Highway's contributors post a weekly writing- or reading-related question that begs to be answered. In the comments, you can hop from destination to destination and get everybody's unique take on the topic.


This Week's Topic: When you need creative inspiration, where do you go?

Since I am home for the summer I have limited transportation to go where I want to go when I write. So most of the time I am stuck at home. Sometimes I'm desperate for a change of scenery so I move around my house. Sometimes I go to the kitchen. Other times I go to the living room. I rarely write in my bedroom. I'm boring I know.

One thing that really got my creative juices flowing was walking around the block with my mom. I talk a lot, but when I am at home no one wants to listen to me rambling about my WIP. When I am walking with my mom I finally have a chance to explain to someone what I'm writing, new ideas and how excited I am to finish. And she listens! That's all I ask for. Once I'm back in the house I can crank out about 1k. 

Sometimes for creative inspiration I go to my best friend. My current WIP is about two best friends and I basically take elements from our friendship (the good and the bad) and put it in my story. Whether it's through text, tweets or I have the rare chance to hang out with her, she always inspires new ideas for my WIP. 

Reading also inspires me. It reminds me of what I my ultimate goal is when I write. Sometimes I lose sight of that. 

So tell me readers, where do do you for creative inspiration? Who inspires you to write? Leave a comment below.

Happy Reading!

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  1. Jaime MorrowJuly 18, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    Reading is a big one for me too. You're so right about talking things out to get the creative juices flowing. Both my husband and my sister are great sounding boards, and I often find myself coming away from those conversations with great ideas. :)

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    1. laboydenJuly 18, 2012 at 7:42 PM

      Sometimes when I talk I realize how crazy my ideas are and I wonder if they will even make since when I get to the scene. Most of the time I'm right.

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  2. Kris AtkinsJuly 18, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    Talking about my WIP always gets my creative juices flowing! Sometimes I come up with ideas all by myself (just by talking things out), and sometimes my conversation partner has brilliant ideas. At any rate, definitely a good source.

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    1. laboydenJuly 18, 2012 at 7:44 PM

      My mom is just someone to talk to she doesn't really respond with ideas. I don't think she understands me. She just likes spending time with me. I'm glad you have someone to go back and forth with.

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  3. Juliana HaygertJuly 18, 2012 at 7:46 PM

    I can talk about my WIP with my hubby, but I confess that sometimes I get shy when my friends ask about it and I end up not revealing much ... I'm always afraid they'll think I'm crazy LOL
    To me, it's reading and listening to music ;)

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    1. laboydenJuly 18, 2012 at 7:56 PM

      When I talk to my friends I contemplate on telling them the ending. Then I just say "screw it" and tell them anyway. It's most likely to change in revisions.

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  4. Bess WeatherbyJuly 18, 2012 at 7:52 PM

    I talk about my WIP with my dad. Definitely helps! Thanks for sharing :)

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    1. laboydenJuly 18, 2012 at 7:57 PM

      It's refreshing to just let it all out instead of keeping it all inside. Thanks for commenting. :D

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  5. two cent sparrowJuly 18, 2012 at 8:43 PM

    I also find that it helps to have someone to talk things through with. Even if they don't say anything back. :) My hubby is the best for this, I find.

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    1. laboydenJuly 18, 2012 at 11:29 PM

      It's nice to have someone to talk too. My brain feels like it's going to explode until I do. :D

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  6. KittyJuly 18, 2012 at 10:23 PM

    You are so lucky to have someone to bounce ideas off of! Most of the people in my life just think I'm nuts for writing, much less writing YA. :)

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    1. laboydenJuly 18, 2012 at 11:29 PM

      I think my parents think I'm nuts too. At least I'm not out in the streets.

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  7. beck nicholasJuly 18, 2012 at 11:15 PM

    Friends as an inspiration for a friendship story - makes lovely sense.
    =)

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    1. laboydenJuly 18, 2012 at 11:34 PM

      we have crazy antics. I'm keeping a lot of it out because it might make my characters too psychotic...

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  8. EllenJuly 19, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    It's always great to have a support system when you're writing! :) I love my writerly friends for that, both online and off... :D

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    1. laboydenJuly 19, 2012 at 7:06 PM

      Writer friends are awesome. Without them I would question my sanity...

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  9. Katharina BrendelJuly 19, 2012 at 5:10 PM

    Moving around is something I actually also do! It gets me into "right, time to work!" mood and think about my WIP.

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    1. laboydenJuly 19, 2012 at 7:14 PM

      With limited transportation it's what I have to do. But I found my special place in my house to work.

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  10. laboydenJuly 19, 2012 at 6:56 PM

    This is what my mom had to say...
    "I do love spending time with you. Your zest for reading, writing ....and life makes me happy. I don't understand everything you're talking about, but I don't think you're nuts...well a little :-)....it runs in the family. So tell me, what does WIP stand for? I looked through the comments hoping to find it, but everyone else seemed to know what you're talking about. I'm sure you told me before, but it didn’t stick."

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