Lis Anna-Langston
Well, I think that life is inspiration. One time I heard Steve Jobs say, "Always be creating." A friend of mine, who is a painter, said, "That sounds exhausting." Maybe to some it is but to me it is inspiring. Always be creating. In life, in love, in your work, in the way you make dinner.
Once I find the initial story, that glimmer of a person or a line or a situation, then that alone is inspiring. I want to go there with those characters and have that experience. I studied at a Creative and Performing Arts school. I was in theater for that time and then later continued to study acting for years. I especially loved Method Acting. It's a love it or hate it process. I love it. I noticed that my writing took on a sort of Method Writing process and I enjoy it. I find that process inspiring.
Some writers will say they are inspired by a cup of tea or reading poetry and while I enjoy those things I don't find them particularly inspirational. Rolling up my sleeves and getting dirty is inspirational to me.
Once I find the initial story, that glimmer of a person or a line or a situation, then that alone is inspiring. I want to go there with those characters and have that experience. I studied at a Creative and Performing Arts school. I was in theater for that time and then later continued to study acting for years. I especially loved Method Acting. It's a love it or hate it process. I love it. I noticed that my writing took on a sort of Method Writing process and I enjoy it. I find that process inspiring.
Some writers will say they are inspired by a cup of tea or reading poetry and while I enjoy those things I don't find them particularly inspirational. Rolling up my sleeves and getting dirty is inspirational to me.
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