Yesterday's post was hard to write- this one will be more fun! It's all about what I like- what inspires me and has made me who I am. First of all, I have always been a horse freak. A far back as I can remember I've loved them! When I was in kindergarten I got my first Breyer horse and I was hooked....I think I have over 40 of them in a box downstairs. I proudly displayed them in my bedroom for years. My grandpa also had horses so I learned to ride and care for them.
It should be no surprise that there are horses in my story and that one is a central character. He came on the scene fairly early on in the process and made himself right at home! A writing tip I got at a writing workshop was to not have horses in your story if you knew nothing about them. I agree and am glad that I know quite a bit about these animals. One big dream I have is to someday have a place that takes in abused and abandoned horses and rehabilitates them while pairing them up with kids with disabilities.
People have commented that I march to the beat of a different drummer- and I have to admit that I do. I always have. I remember in first grade the other girls at recess playing chase or on the monkey bars, but I played "Planet of the Apes" with the boys! At the time the TV series was out and I loved it! I got the Planet of the Apes board game for Christmas in the second grade and was so excited! I'm not sure what it was that attracted me, but I loved the story.
I was about 10 when "Star Wars" came out and my family went to the movie theatre to see it. I couldn't believe that such a movie existed! I loved it! It had strange characters in it, it was in space, it had a great bad guy, it had it all! I loved the Good vs. Evil. (and a HUGE crush on Han Solo!) I saved my allowance so that I could go again. (and again and again) My parents didn't want me to go alone- so they made my little brother Shane go with me. (Sorry Bro!) I had the figures, bath towel, etc. I loved that movie!
The point is that I can look back on the things that have influenced me and see them in the story. If I would have been a girlie girl, I would have a completely different story. But I am who I am and the story is what it is. It's full of swords, dragons, magic, fighting, falling in love, castles, and horses. There is a Good vs. Evil and a quest and a process of finding oneself in the journey.
I can give a shout out to movies like Braveheart, Princess Bride, the Matrix, Say Anything, Ever After, Star Wars (first three), West Side Story, Robin Hood and many others who inspired me.
A few weeks ago I felt like I was losing the feeling of the Middle Ages- so I watched Tristan and Isolde, First Knight and Ever After. Then I felt a little more grounded in my story.
The thing I want to stress today is the importance of the things that have inspired you and what makes you what you are. God has designed you to be just who you are....instead of looking around at what He's doing with other people- look at what He's doing in your life. What are the things that you love? What moves you? Look at that and be encouraged!
Tomorrow I will post about music and how important it has been in the writing process. Until then, May the Force Be With You!
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