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~ClayCowboys Nov 29, 2012  Professional Writer
I'm feeling a wee bit nosy tonight and I'm wondering who do you consider to be your biggest literary influences?

Mine: Larry McMurtry, Dorothy Allison, Flannery O'Connor, Toni Morrison, Larry Watson, Cormac McCarthy, Katherine Webb, and Judy Blume.
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~Lartovio Dec 2, 2012  Student General Artist
I can't say I write like any famous author... I think my style is a bit underdeveloped right now as well. I'm working on my tenses and plot holes right now, never mind the style. :XD:
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`raspil Dec 2, 2012   Writer
the things that inspire my writing are not all literary. i had a list somewhere around here at one point but i eated it
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~deadlyintrospect Nov 30, 2012   General Artist
Neil Gaiman, Hunter Thompson, and Anthony Burgess with a hint of Margaret Atwood. All over the map I guess.
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~ClayCowboys Dec 2, 2012  Professional Writer
I love Margaret Atwood. :)
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~deadlyintrospect Dec 2, 2012   General Artist
they actually let us read the handmaid's tale in high school. it blew my miiiiiind. atwood is bawss
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~DomnuWyrda Nov 30, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Hmm...my influential writers are:

Brian Jacques
Garth Nix
Tamora Pierce

and a hint of Lemony Snicket

My inspiration changes from time to time, but usually it's in the form of song or artwork, and when all else fails I look to various mythologies.
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~ClayCowboys Nov 30, 2012  Professional Writer
Classical mythology can be a great source from which to mine a cool story idea or two. :)
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~DomnuWyrda Nov 30, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Especially the lesser-known mythologies.
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~ClayCowboys Nov 30, 2012  Professional Writer
Totally. :)
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~SonAmyFan362 Nov 30, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
In essence, things that happen to me and somewhat make an impact on my life, or something that I learn of that has the same magnitude are the primary inspirations.

I sometimes let my imagination run how the plot flows.
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