I’m not entirely sure how this works but I thought I’d give it a try. Elizabeth Sharp is starting a blog hop to help writers network.
Apparently this week we all post on the same question:
What inspired you to start writing?
That was a long time ago! I think… it was Star Wars. I was very young, and I had a crush on Han Solo and disliked Princess Leia. I don’t exactly remember the inciting incident but at some point I realized I was allowed to tell stories as well as absorb them, and I promptly set out to make a Princess Leia who was nicer to Han Solo.
I also submitted a very earnest proposal to a magazine about Muppets for a featured story cycle featuring shapeshifting Muppets.
And I invented She-Ra. I called her She-Woman, and she was Adam’s twin sister, and she had a winged unicorn. I can’t remember if I tried submitting that anywhere, but I know it was a couple years before She-Ra appeared….
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It is nice to meet you! I love your shape-shifting muppet! Hahaha They just didn’t know what they were missing. What type of book are you writing?
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I’m currently shopping around a contemporary fantasy. I’m also working on a paranormal YA I hope to present in serial format later this year. Whee… Really, I should be working on that right now but the opportunity to meet new people was irresistible!
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Shapeshifting muppets? She-Ra and unicorns? You sound like my type of writer! Thank you for following my blog 🙂 I am glad to find another fellow writer with a big imagination. Can’t wait to hear about things you are working on.
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Hi, great story! My son is a big Star Wars fan. Anyway,
I’m a new follower. Have a great weekend!
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Ha ha! Great story and thank you for the add. I have reciprocated. Nice to meet you and will be reading your blog along with others. Have a beautiful day and as I tell all my writer friends. Write ON!! *BIG SMILE*
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Ha! Found it! Excellent!
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Great story, btw! 🙂
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HAHA I love that you disliked Princess Leia! 😀 I didn’t think she was good enough for Han Solo either! Pssst *wanna know a secret? I whisper* I still have a crush on Harrison Ford! ;D
Thanks for stopping by my blog, and for following! Hope you’ll visit often!
XO
M.D.
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Hi Chrysoula *waves* Glad to meet you 🙂 Hehe I had a crush on Hans Solo as well. I love reading or watching movies and later creating different outcomes so it’s good to see I’m not the only one. Enjoy your weekend!
You can find my answer over at Writings Of A Dreamer
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LOL what a great inspirational story. Thanks for the connection, and I can’t wait to hear more from you!
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Nice to meet you. I am a fellow FF hopper Harrison Ford is definitely worth the crush. Looking forward to hearing more form you.
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Hi! I’m a new follower from the new hop. It’s nice to be able to meet others who do what we do.
Hope you’ll stop by when you get the chance.
Gabrielle Bisset
http://gbisset.blogspot.com
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Hello, I’m a new follower, please follow me back. :c)
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I love your back story! 🙂 I am a new follower as well, blog hopping today myself. If you find a minute, please come and visit my site. I look forward to getting to know you better!
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Welcome to the blog hop…I look forward to following:)
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Hi,
I look forward to reading more of your writing — would love to read that shapeshifter Muppet story!
I’ve followed– hope you visit my blog and enjoy what you read there!
Enjoyed it!
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Hello! This is my very first bloghop. It’s nice to meet u!
I usually write in the living room, in my big, comfy chair, with chaos raining down around me. The TV blasting–as long as it’s something I don’t want to watch. Ladies, if your husband is not a NASCAR fan, get him to pick it up. It is four hours on a Sunday afternoon for seven months of the year..
Would I like a private, serene office where I could gaze out at a babbling brook and only hear the music of the water and the wind sighing through the trees.
Uh..shyah… but not gonna happen for a while. So, in the meantime.. I deal.
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Stopping by again for another FF–HUGE “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” fan here. Somewhere, there are embarrassing pictures of me in costume! Congratulations on successes so far and keep up the good work! I have some links on my blog this week about some of the pitfalls that writers need to avoid. And a happy Mother’s Day wish for all! http://fateandfaith-julee.blogspot.com/2011/05/follow-friday-and-some-amusing-links.html
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I’ve never really been a Star Wars fan (I must be the only one on earth). I have always preferred Star Trek. Having said this, the inspiration to write comes from many different sources. One of my earliest is a kids mystery series called “The Three Investigators”.
Good luck with your writing.
Darrell pitt
1001 Secrets of Successful Writers
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