what inspired S.E. Hinton to become a writer?
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She was inspired by the environment she grew up, the everyday life she saw around her and the books that she read.\n\n"By the time she was 17 years old, Susan Eloise Hinton was a published author. While still in high school in her hometown—Tulsa, Oklahoma—Hinton put in words what she saw and felt growing up and called it The Outsiders, a now classic story of two sets of high school rivals, the Greasers and the Socs (for society kids). Because her hero was a Greaser and outsider, and her tale was one of gritty realism, Hinton launched a revolution in young adult literature."\n\n(and)\n\n"When I was a teenager, I’d search my local and school library for fiction books with the theme of biker gangs/street gangs. I’d read about the closeness of the members, the feeling of brotherhood, the adventures they had and when they were together having their kind of fun.\nThese stories fascinated me. I’d close my eyes and picture myself as the female character and I wanted to experience everything she did.\n\nAnd so I did.\n\nI started writing my own stories, one’s that contained everything a hot bloodied teenager wanted to read about. Sex, drugs, rock, tragedy, love and laughter."
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Read, read, read. \nEdgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle are some of my favorite writers, but I try only to soak up their essence and leave out the grandiosity. \nKeep your writing muscles in shape. Post daily at Yahoo Answers. I kept a journal for many years, but "Dear Diary" was a nonreciprocating creature and writing is a lonely enough endeavor. \nBuy a copy of The Elements of Style by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White.\n"Write in a way that comes naturally...using words and phrases that come readily to hand...Never imitate consciously, but do not worry about being an imitator; take pains instead to admire what is good." ~ Strunk & White
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It's a short story, called The Verger. It's about a guy who worked away quietly looking after a church. A new minister came and sacked him because he couldn't read or write. The guy got a chance to take over a tobacconist's shop, made a go of it, bought another and another, became a millionaire. One day he was interviewed by a reporter who was amazed to learn he couldn't read. "You're a self made millionaire,'' he said. "Imagine where you would be if you could read and write.''\n"I'd be a verger,''  the guy said.\nW Somerset Maugham, I think.
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I write books  :-)  Even though they are usually fiction, they all have messages.  They all teach and make people think (hopefully!), in order to make people's lives more enriched and in turn, the world.  (Charyl.blogspot.com)
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Arthur C Clarke, I believe, wrote a wonderful short story called "The Star" you should check it out if you can. It does pertain to your question as well.
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Where the author was in history--location, time, political/economic climate, social norms, etc.  The frame of reference notes that authors write from different physical and temporal places; that his or her world may have been very different from yours
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Try to imagine the characters history. There must have been some mundane, routine periods in their life, how did they feel about this. Much more interesting is what they do for a living and whether or not it satisfies them. What moments of great joy and celebration have they experienced. What have they achieved. What traumas and sadness have they experienced and why and how did it change them?\n\nWhat impact did their upbringing have on their character? Which of their characteristics are inherited or learnt from their parents and family? Which are connected or the result of health and environmental factors? \n\nYou've written the character, so now explain why they are like they are.\n\nEnjoy the creative writing.\n\nWe are the sum total of all our life up to now that is.
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Dead serious and worthwhile: Go to amazon.com and look up a book called The Compleat Chance Perdue by Ross H. Spencer.\n\n(He spells COMPLEAT just as it reads. It's NOT a misspelling.)\n\nHit the "SEE a RANDOM PAGE" button numerous times and read them. You will get an entirely new perspective on writing. I'm a newspaper man for many, many years and I LOVE a writer that can AMAZE ME.\n\nENJOY!!!
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http://www.authorsonline.co.uk/New/Sample.asp?eBookID=228
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You create your own story by thinking about what you want to write, usually by starting in the middle of something, then you add more into it.\n\nEx: Sally walked away from Jack furiously as she shoved him to the ground.\n\nNot sure if I helped...
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an author.  more specifically a novel writer.
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It's funny. I wrote a short story called Shadow People that hasn't been published yet. I've also written The Spotted Hyena and Devils Hole which were published at sffworld.com Sounds like you have enough imagination to be a very good horror writer.
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Here you go :-\n\nhttp://www.happychild.org.uk/wks/english/ssm/eh/en08writing.htm
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First one must think before one writes. Thinking could also be subconscious and one writes automatically. This style of writing was made famous by the Irish novelist James Joyce. Since writing is a form of action, there needs to be a thought to start the writing engine.
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What kind of writer are you talking about? Someone who writes fiction? Can you afford to live without any income -- or with a very small income? Most writers don't make the millions of a J. K. Rowling. It's hard to find freelance work, especially when you're just starting out. If you're thinking of freelance writing, consider whether you are happy working in solitude or if you need the stimulation of seeing coworkers every day. \n\nThere are all kinds of writers, not just those who are trying to write the Great American Novel. You could write for a magazine or newspaper as an employee, or do scientific, medical, or technical writing if you have the knowledge; or copywriting; television news writing. There are many opportunities, but all fields are difficult to break into.
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Artemus Ward said it. That was the pen name of Charles Farriar Brown see\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemus_Ward
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Stephen King, to name a biggie. Check out Bartelby.com, I think, and some other sites. Just type in "Poe's influence modern authors" and see what you find. MLA sites have some good stuff, too.