Samuél Lopez-Barrantes
I think about Louis CK's fantastic sketch in Louie: "You're not allowed to be bored." Life is awesome, so there really is no excuse not to find inspiration. Books, films, video games, sports, wine, coffee ... the list is endless.
I also think about Jim Jarmusch's great quote, which sums up the origins of artistic inspiration: "“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to."
I also think about Jim Jarmusch's great quote, which sums up the origins of artistic inspiration: "“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery - celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to."
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Samuél Lopez-Barrantes:
What was your experience with Inkshares like? Do you feel that they promoted your book enough and that their help in publishing it was necessary? I'm thinking of publishing my book with Inkshares but I'm not entirely sure that they are a good publisher since they are so new and haven't published that many novels yet. But I could be wrong about that so I wanted to ask your opinion to get a better view on things.
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