This painting by John Singer Sargent at least has the ladies moving around Apollo.
My Nine Sources of Inspiration
Books, I read a lot. Have shelves of books, a well-worn library card, and the Kindle App on everything I own. These days I download more than I take off the shelf, finding it easier to keep things in focus on my tablet. I intend to read far more than I do. Start way too many books these days that I don't finish. Feel incredibly guilty, but there is so much information out there to consume (3.9 million books on Kindle alone), and who has the time. Love finding myself hooked and unable to put the book down. Read hoping to find more of these.
Television, we have cable. Since we each have one, I call them dueling remotes. My husband likes sports, news, …show more content…
Again, Goggle search brings more material than one can ever read, plus access to books and historical documents from major libraries. Turn to one of my three sets of Encyclopedia at home if I haven't found what I want.
You Tube, if I'm trying to learn how to do something and I've read about it, listened to webinars about it, and asked people, then I turn to You Tube and watch someone show me how to do it. All I know about Gimp, formatting documents for Amazon, screenwriting format, I've learned on You Tube.
Blogs, read the blogs written by experts in the area, whether historical research, writing, or publishing. Endless free material out there at the end of a Google search.
Newspapers, dating myself, but I love to open a daily newspaper and read from first page to last, working the crossword and other puzzles as I go.
People, have a large group of writer friends and participate in two writer's groups each month as well as online Facebook groups. Someone has the answer. Someone can and will give you honest feedback on what you are writing. Well worth the time to ask them for
My Nine Sources of Inspiration
Books, I read a lot. Have shelves of books, a well-worn library card, and the Kindle App on everything I own. These days I download more than I take off the shelf, finding it easier to keep things in focus on my tablet. I intend to read far more than I do. Start way too many books these days that I don't finish. Feel incredibly guilty, but there is so much information out there to consume (3.9 million books on Kindle alone), and who has the time. Love finding myself hooked and unable to put the book down. Read hoping to find more of these.
Television, we have cable. Since we each have one, I call them dueling remotes. My husband likes sports, news, …show more content…
Again, Goggle search brings more material than one can ever read, plus access to books and historical documents from major libraries. Turn to one of my three sets of Encyclopedia at home if I haven't found what I want.
You Tube, if I'm trying to learn how to do something and I've read about it, listened to webinars about it, and asked people, then I turn to You Tube and watch someone show me how to do it. All I know about Gimp, formatting documents for Amazon, screenwriting format, I've learned on You Tube.
Blogs, read the blogs written by experts in the area, whether historical research, writing, or publishing. Endless free material out there at the end of a Google search.
Newspapers, dating myself, but I love to open a daily newspaper and read from first page to last, working the crossword and other puzzles as I go.
People, have a large group of writer friends and participate in two writer's groups each month as well as online Facebook groups. Someone has the answer. Someone can and will give you honest feedback on what you are writing. Well worth the time to ask them for