One of the joys of being a writer is finding inspiration in the most unusual spaces.
My question for today: What is the most obscure thing you’ve read/seen in the past month that impacts your writing?
Here’s a few gems we’ve found in obscure places that have impacted our writing. Leave your own in the comments or feel free to comment on ours. Enjoy!
DAVID RIKE
Attack of the Mushroom People is a Japanese horror movie from the 60’s on Amazon Prime. It’s actually good. Mostly just a stranded-on-an-island-survival-movie. Surprisingly smart script, you know, for a story about attacking mushroom people.
STEPHEN PATRICK
The Imjin War by @Samuel Hawley explores the Japanese invasion of Korea from 1592-98. Ostensibly, a historical piece about an obscure time period and a sliver of history that was never covered in my world history classes, Mr. Hawley builds an incredible narrative about human interactions, strategy, and drama. Based on original sources, it is filled with colorful characters, immersive settings, and page-turning scenes. Add in palace intrigue, samurai and naval combat with Geobukseon (“Turtle ships”), it filled my notebook with inspirations for several current and future projects.