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Stories of sources, inspiration & influence
A monthly newsletter examining art's influence on our creative processes.
Premiering Jan 2023!
Example:
How songs by Dire Straits and Shari Ulrich reveal an unreliable narrator.
What Van Gogh, Clive Barker, and George Lucas have in common.
An obscure Canadian band that created a galaxy-spanning epic by using fewer lyrics.
Songs that encapsulate male and female perspectives on friendship.
Author
Stephen G Parks
A former journalist, commercial copywriter, and school teacher, Stephen has written plays, poems, any number of short stories, and even song lyrics. While developing his first novel, he started exploring the sources of his inspiration.
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