All this talk about inspiration and moment is nonsense.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I don't believe in the model of pure inspiration. All of my creative work stems from a dialogue with others.
To me, the question of inspiration is an exercise in hindsight. The truth is, inspiration is mysterious at the time. I don't think it's ever a rational process.
I don't believe in inspiration at all. We live in a world that demands explanation. And fiction has the capability to offer explanations for things.
The thing about inspiration is that it takes your mind off everything else.
Inspiration is an awakening, a quickening of all man's faculties, and it is manifested in all high artistic achievements.
Inspiration comes from all different places.
The moment of inspiration can come from memory, or language, or the imagination, or experience - anything that makes an impression forcibly enough for language to form.
Inspiration can hit you in the head at any time in any context. It could happen in a conversation. Talking to someone at a party, you can get an idea. But you've got to remember those inspirations.
Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.
There is inspiration all around us.