2024-05-21 08:00:19 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve been writing stories since I could write and never stopped, basically. I just got around to actually learning how to revise and submit things to publishing places eventually, but it’s…
2024-05-21 04:13:34 What inspired you to start writing? I started to write fiction in 2018. I had moved to a small town. My first drafts of the Nanowrimo novel experiment were cathartic and healing. I wrote my maternal grandmother…
2024-05-15 08:00:36 What inspired you to start writing? Drawing gives me carpal tunnel, so I must externalize my thoughts through other mediums. More importantly, I was first inspired by great stories that kept me reading till the sun came…
2024-05-15 08:00:32 By Tom Joyce Think it’s difficult to self-edit, or to create characters? Try writing a satisfying narrative that clocks in at three minutes. Or standing in front of a roomful of strangers and convincing them you’re somebody…
2024-05-15 06:12:33 2024 FINALISTS (in alphabetical order) 13th Night Director: Benjamin Percy Writer: Benjamin Percy UNITED STATES / 2024 / 14:32 A father will do anything to save his daughter. Anything. Alicia Director: Tony…
2024-05-13 08:00:50 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve always just loved creating stories. When I was a child, I would draw my own comics based on things I was a fan of – mostly science fiction shows and…
2024-05-12 08:00:41 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve written poems since I was eight years old. In third grade, I won third place for a Mother’s Day contest. So, initially, I wrote poems for my mother and stepmother.…
2024-05-11 08:00:05 What inspired you to start writing? I’ve written for as long as I can remember, but the instance that made me want to take it seriously was in middle school. We were assigned the task of writing…
2024-05-10 08:00:49 What inspired you to start writing? I was always a reader and didn’t take the chance on my own writing until quite recently. Once I got started, I was hooked on creating worlds–and imaginary friends–and I couldn’t…
2024-05-09 08:00:51 What inspired you to start writing? At a young age, I’ve always had a love for books—I was that kid who finished all their summer reading plus some. I even used to make my own books with…
