The Succulent Queen wrote:Hey so... I have a question.
What gives y'all inspiration for what y'all want to write about?
Hey, welcome back! Haven't seen you in a while.
- By inspiration, do you mean motivation to write or plot ideas? If you're looking for motivation to write, you should probably just start writing, but otherwise...yeah, it's hard to come up with new ideas from thin air.
Maybe try thinking of a character, a world, a piece of description, a conflict, or something of the like instead of a plot. What kinds of things might happen in a tundra world filled with small oligarchies, deprived of resources, filled with both humans and an alien species? What kind of story would an old, childless Catholic physicist woman be involved in? Start with anything--a religion, an era, a theme, a war, a special item, a ceremony. Try to build off from there.
Listening to music helps a lot of people come up with ideas; most of mine come from looking at nature, drawing, researching cultures, and remembering imaginary worlds I came up with as a kid, so maybe you could try some of those. Good luck with your writing!