Inspiration
Posted in writing on August 26th, 2009 by andrew mackay – Be the first to commentThere’s a moment in Hitch (yeah, the Will Smith/Kevin James romantic comedy) where Kevin James’ character, Albert, is trying to impress Alegra Cole. He’s doing so by sucking up to her clothing designer friend Maggie (who, for comedic effect, is a man). Albert asks Maggie, “Where do you find your inspiration?”
The response is, “Oh gosh, I don’t know… anywhere…”
Lame! I think… I feel like my inspiration comes from what I love. For example, I love family. I love God’s plan for family, I love the big impact it has on lives, so I’m motivated to make art that reflects that. In fact, in the science fiction work I’m currently attempting, one of my goals was to write an effective sci-fi protagonist that didn’t have mommy or daddy issues.
Not that parental issues don’t exist — indeed, they do. They are often motivators in human experience. Which brings me to another source of inspiration: truth. Things that are true are things that I endeavor to reflect in my writing. Things that are true are often things that are difficult: life can be ugly. Life can be beautiful. Reflecting that in art is a worthy endeavor.
Where do you find your inspiration?
