User blog comment:TheShapeofThings/Hey OC-makers! Tell me what inspires you!/@comment-25413768-20150102001953

I'm with Sir Aether and Read Books.

Music and Research are my creative fuel~!

I generally get a little spark of an idea then expond upon it with research and then use music to focus and stimulate the ideas. I tend to just write and write then refine a day later. Spill all the ideas then give my brain a rest. Typically, I find my brain has crunched over the ideas during my break and I'm clearer with the idea overall.

Oddly, everytime I sit down to write I listen to the same song on repeat until either I need a new mood or I finish the piece. XD