As a writer, many things can inspire you to write a story. Sometimes it’s events in your life, sometimes it is seeing something that inspires you. But I find that sometimes research can inspire writers too. I do believe that we should always research subjects so that we can write to the best of our abilities. In the world of horror, thrillers, and darker novels, there are many characters and real people that authors can research and look to help their creative minds work with their novels. People like Hannabel, John Gacy, Ted Bundy, the zodiac killer, and so many more can help any writer with their novel inspiring ideas of how their characters can be like. I find that people who love reading horror want a certain amount of reality within what they are reading. Even though people love fantasy, they also like to see something like the mentality of the character to resemble what is real because that allows people to relate to the character or feel something for them. So modeling your characters off of people, not completely, but certain aspects of people are helpful. The aspects I am talking about are those that relate to the mentality of the person. We as authors need to look into the mental state of these people and use that as a helpful inspiration for our characters so we can fit it into what kind of novel we desire to write.
Thoughts?
