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Sources of Inspiration: Safety

February 16, 2023 by Kari Trenten

A heroic act, trying to create a safe place. Perhaps this place becomes more real and less of an illusion the more people strive to maintain it.

Sources of Inspiration: Prompts

January 16, 2023 by Kari Trenten

I jot it down in a notebook and in a Pages file. I mull it about in my imagination. Sometimes I start writing about it when I’m on the go, stopping at a cafe in the middle of shopping or during a break from some other task.

Sources of Inspiration: A Word

December 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

Perhaps when we’re disturbed by a certain word, it’s a chance to think about what it means. To ourselves and others.

Sources of Inspiration: The Chase

November 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

I was particularly struck by the end credits of the movie, done in a delightfully Gothic fashion where the very landscape had eyes and turned into their pursuer. It brought back memories of Lord of the Rings, Sauron, and how his eye often followed Frodo wherever he went.

Sources of Inspiration: Autumn

October 19, 2022October 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

Why Autumn? Why are Autumn People particularly sinister?

Sources of Inspiration: Wonder

September 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

There’s a story locked in every moment of wonder, waiting to be expressed. Whether I find the wonder in a fantastic world or our own.

Sources of Inspiration: Triangles

August 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

Much of what I’ve become obsessed with has a triangle of some sort. One of the reasons I found the TV series Hannibal so compelling was the way Will Graham was pulled in conflicting directions by his two mentors.

Sources of Inspiration: Ignorance and Want

July 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

It was easy for me to link ignorance to want. Wanting to be understood. Wanting to understand. Feeling alone, even when I’m with other people, separated from them by ignorance.

Sources of Inspiration: Webs

June 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

A strand dangles from my ceiling. Translucent. Invisible until the light catches it. Or it catches me. I’m walking out my door, only to feel something sticky attach itself to my hand or face, clinging to my skin.

Sources of Inspiration: What Is Magic?

May 16, 2022May 16, 2022 by Kari Trenten

I’ve always been fascinated by magic. A tent appearing out of nowhere with a table and plates covered with food at the wave of a wand. Only to disappear again with a wave of that same wand. People transforming (or being transformed) into pigs or ornaments. Being able to transform yourself into a beam of light which streaks across the landscape from one location to another. Or hurling beams of light at people to harm or heal them. I’ve fallen in love with all of these flashy moments, trying them out (or some variation) in my own stories. Other writers … Read more