Comments on: Now, the Twist: Inspiration—A Preliminary Toolbox

By: Todd the Bladesmith

Todd the Bladesmith — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 16:12:14 +0000

Excellent advice for any endeavour. All that reading and research is why gamers are so smart…

By: Scott Gable

Scott Gable — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:44:29 +0000

By: Colin McComb

Colin McComb — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 03:17:18 +0000

I would like to apologize to all of Earth’s residents of 2063 for my role in inspiring the Robot Uprising.

By: Scott Gable

Scott Gable — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 01:30:20 +0000

Edit: Sorry, Adam. I just took away all context for your message. History will now surely look upon you with bewilderment and disdain at your strange non sequitur, thinking you were callously referring to the Robot Uprising of 2063. ;P

By: Daigle

Daigle — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:22:29 +0000

Advice so good, even bots like it!

By: Curn Bounder

Curn Bounder — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:27:02 +0000

Loved it.
When I’m looking for inspiration for a short story. I have a stack of NatGeo–I randomly select a picture, I then randomly select a word from the dictionary, and randomly select a quote from a book of quotes.
The resultant story might not have anything to do with any one of the elements, but it get the juices going.

Also–always learn one new thing EVERY day–and yes, I’ll admit, Wikipedia serves as an agent in that endeavor.

Thanks for your great articles.

By: Ben.

Ben. — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 07:35:31 +0000

Absolutely dead-on and awesome.

My secret wellspring of inspiration? Archaeology Magazine.

-Ben.