Here's what Sparkfest is all about:
What author set off that spark of inspiration for your current Work in Progress?
Or, Is there a book or author that changed your world view?
As writers, we're always striving to get out a message of inspiration to others. This blogfest is a celebration for those who have done this for us. Join the Spark Blogfest, aka Sparkfest, by posting your answer to any of the three prompts above (or make one up as long as it fits the theme).
I'll make it worth your while!
- There will be three Amazon Gift Cards ($15, $10, $5) awarded to random participants!
- The blogger who writes my favorite entry will get an interview on my blog so they can tell us more about their awesome source of writerly inspiration!
- By networking with other writers, you gain followers and comments for your own blog.
Only one Sparkfest post August 22-26 is required to participate.
What book made you realize you were doomed to be a writer?
I won't say it was so much a particular book as it was a writer. Rod Serling was a screenwriter who was the voice and genius of the classic television show The Twilight Zone. I was in third grade when the show first aired in 1959 and I was immediately hooked.
This was the first television show that had real impact on me and it was primarily due to the writing. Most of the episodes were written by Serling himself. Stories that I wrote as a child were modeled after Serling's style. Later when book anthologies based on the show were released I would add them to my home library. I would read and reread the stories. I incorporated Serling's use of twists and irony to create stories of horror, science fiction, and social commentary.
For me, Rod Serling was much like Stephen King has been to more recent generations of writers. The stories of Twilight Zone were my earliest inspiration to write.
Are you a fan of Twilight Zone? Do you have a favorite episode?
To visit other participants or join in with your own influences visit The Writer Coaster.
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