Where do you think authors get their inspiration?

[G Duda]

Speaking as a hobbyist writer, & an author who's been published before (in short story anthologies, as a child, under a different name), the answer is: everywhere. We get inspiration from everywhere. Some of my inspiration comes from music, some comes from just daydreaming, & some comes from my own experiences. Art & movies influence me too, & even other writers bring out my imagination. My biggest one is probably spite, it's how I got into writing poetry in the first place, out of spite for a person who shared my name who's poetry is so bad I felt ashamed of myself despite not even going by that name anymore. Really, anything & everything can be a source of inspiration if you just know how to look at it.

[Runan]

It could be something that provokes them in real life or something that pops up in their dreams that they find fascinating. I think authors have high level of imaginative ability.

[Blueberry Dragon]

Well I wish I knew! I wanted to be a writer as a child. I'm guessing inspo comes from everywhere, everything, and everyone all around. I think it's as much about the imagination as it is about inspiration.

[Naghma Qureshi]

I think mostly authors get their inspiration from real life. Sometimes it can be a part of some body else's story. And sometimes even a dream can be a great inspiration.

[Blessed Hope]

I think most of them get it from their imagination