Mar
Saturday Salon: Filling the Creative Cup
The story of how Frankenstein came to be is one of those that illustrate the romance of a creative community. I love to think about the artistic dialogue exchanged between people like Chopin and Liszt or Hemmingway and Dos Passos.
One of my biggest inspirations is hanging out with other writers. I love the creative surge that comes from sharing ideas and discussing stories and characters. Unfortunately, it doesn’t happen often enough!
However, inspiration doesn’t just come from discussions with other writers, it also comes from interactions with anyone who has an opinion on art.
In that vein, The Ballroom Blog is a bit of nonstop inspiration. I’m surrounded by fabulous authors and fabulous ballroom regulars, writers and readers alike, who fill Lady B’s with fabulous energy. (Lady B’s is clearly full of fabulousness!) So today’s post is a thank you to all of you who help refill the creative glass every day!
And just for fun, I’ll leave you all with a clip of the beginning of Gothic. After all, we don’t really need any excuse for a movie with Julian Sands. 
Mar 16, 2013
9:21 am
Thank YOU Sabrina, Lady B, and the other Authoresses for starting the Ballroom, and creating such a fun place I look forward to visiting every Monday, Thursday, and Saturday!
I totally hear you about how being around other writers can be so inspiring- chatting and sharing ideas can do wonders! And oftentimes, when I see something on TV, read something, or just observe something in real life, my brain starts humming. As in “Hhmmm, I wonder how I can work this into a book.” Or, “What if…..?”
Mar 16, 2013
9:44 am
I LOVE coming here with all the authoresses and regulars, it always makes my day. Long may the Ballroom Blog reign!
I think that friendship and similar interests also help to share ideas and all. I love to read about Lord Byron and Percy Shelley’s friendship. The movie “Gothic” shows this with some eerie twists. But Gabriel and Julian are nice to watch. This is also shown in the movie “Haunted Summer” starring Eric Stolz, Alice Kringe and Alex Winter of Bill and Ted fame.
Another movie I LOVE to watch is “Impromptu” about the relationship between George Sand and Frederic Chopin. I like how she used a man’s name to be published, but was quite a woman. It was so cool to see that the artists of the time basically hung out together. And it ALSO stars Julian Sands as well as Judy Davis and Hugh Grant.
Mar 16, 2013
9:15 pm
I ADORE Impromptu. I can still quote half that movie by heart. Sigh.
Mar 16, 2013
10:02 am
I seriously love this blog, the posts are always brilliant. I’ve never seen Gothic- or even heard of it before today. I think I’m going to have to watch it, I’m very intrigued…
Mar 16, 2013
9:17 pm
Mar 16, 2013
9:05 pm
I have never seen Gothic, Sabrina. And now, I must watch it ALL.