Inspiration
“For me, the hard part—and the interesting part—is to start with an inspiration that you absolutely couldn’t put into words; just something that hits you about a story, or a character, or an image, or some feeling that’s so strong that it will stick with you for months and months. And then you try to carry that through. It’s like a little candle flame that you’re trying to carry through a wind tunnel, and if you can get to the end without it blowing out, that’s something.” (Parille 2009, 175)