Sensory Inspiration: The Candy of Writing

Do you ever look at something and it just makes you want to write?

I love that feeling. I feel like other writers get blessed by that frequently, while others (like myself) go for long spells without.

Oh but when it happens...watch out. The fire's contagious. You see a hundred-thousand word drama in a single photograph. An epic tragedy in a gesture. A sweeping romance in merely a phrase.

Curiosities...

• Where do you look for inspiration?
• What are some things that have inspired your stories?
• Do you feel like your best work comes mostly from that initial fire, or from the hammering at the anvil afterward?