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Inspired By

Inspiration can come from a number of places. Here I will share with you some of the forms of art I am consuming to get inspiration for my stories.

I’m going to list all the things I’ve been watching/listening/reading lately or just pieces that I feel are personally inspiring. The combination might seem odd, but such is life.

These lists are all in no particular order.

Podcasts:

  • My Favorite Murder
  • The Office Ladies
  • Stuff You Should Know
  • Unqualified
  • Gilmore Guys
  • Happier with Gretchen Ruben

Books:

Little Fires Everywhere End of WatchDoctor SleepWonderThe Hate U GiveFlight of the Honey BeeThe ShiningThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoPride and PrejudiceThe Handmaid's TaleFirestarterSylvia & AkiThe One and Only IvanWalk Two MoonsSeparate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for DesegregationLast Stop on Market StreetThe Lion and the MouseFinding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous BearJourneyA Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic NovelEl DeafoCase Studies on Diversity and Social Justice EducationOn Writing: A Memoir of the CraftIt
More from my Goodreads here. I should probably add Amazon affiliate links to these…I’ll do that later.

Shows:

  • Bob’s Burgers
  • Key and Peel
  • Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist
  • Castle Rock
  • Drunk History
  • Modern Family
  • Handmaid’s Tale
  • The Great
  • 30 Rock
  • Bless This Mess
  • Harlots
  • Schitt’s Creek
  • The Office
  • Shameless
  • Portlandia
  • The Great British Baking Show
  • Peaky Blinders
  • Gilmore Girls
  • Orange is the New Black
  • The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Movies:

  • Julie + Julia
  • Shirley
  • Instant Family
  • I don’t think I watch movies anymore…? To be fair, a lot of tv shows are serial so basically long movies.

Like I said, these all seem kind of random, but we are what we take in, right? Yeah that sounds like a saying.

Let me know below what you’ve been inspired by lately!

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I'm a teacher, cat mom, wife to a bearded gentleman, and coffee junkie. I've always secretly wanted to be an author (or not so secretly--I've started 8 other blogs). This is my space to practice. It's not all great. It doesn't all make sense. But I'm doing it anyways. I'm happy you're here. :) Read More…

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