Your inspiration to write. Options

[TheSilenceInDict...]

Now, I think I'll be the first one to do this.
I think we need discussion in this thread and the like, not limiting ourselves to only submitting and commenting work.

So I'll start us off with a cheesy question!

My inspiration comes from self-conflict, what goes on in my head, my views on things, and experiences much note-worthy.
Sometimes just letting things out onto paper is so relaxing.

Oh, and BTW, let's try to keep this going, and not just a 'reply to the topic question' thread. Try asking about what inspired a certain work from one of the authors here, etc etc.

[TheSilenceInDict...]

Okay, I'll ask you something there Joe, what inspired you to write Sanctuary.  Yes it was an assignment, but there must have been some more feel behind it. x]

Of course there was a lot more to it.
Well for one, I saw it as the most fit answer.
I find myself deep in thought, dwelling in my own mind so much that it's like a second home. It's where I turn to for comfort. Reassurance. It's where we all turn to when we need to figure things out, try to make sense of the disarray that is our lives.

I wanted to make my mind come to life, as if an actual, tangible place. So I thought, "If my mind were real - physically attainable, what would it look like?" Which brought the line

My mind is a vast and endless valley where thoughts bloom in place of dandelions, fantasies fly in place of birds, and clouds of hope streak past a sun of poetry.

I just decided to have fun with the question and also sufficiently answer it at the same time.
So in the shortest answer, what inspired me to write it?
The appreciation of my mind.

BTW, I'm surprised you read it...I don't recall seeing a comment from you.