Have you ever been truly inspired
by anyone in your life? I have. I have several role models, some you might
question as to why. I spent some time thinking about who really has influenced
me in life the last few years. Well we all love lists, so here are four of my
favorites and why. They are not all perfect people, some have been involved in domestic violence, some have said questionable things, but they all did something that inspired me to strive to be a better and stronger person.
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#1 Stephen King: It's pretty
obvious, since I consider him to be the best writer of the last 50 years, and
not because he tells amazing and original stories, but because his stories are
just the backdrop of the real story that he's writing. Stephen King doesn’t
write horrors and thrillers, he writes about human nature and that no matter
what is going on around us, we still act like stupid, greedy, selfish humans.
There are lessons to be learned from our greed, desperation, loneliness, hate,
love, fear, apathy, etc. When you read Stephen King you experience something
terrifying and emotional. It’s like a real experience, even when it’s a
possessed car that crushes people in the driver seat or a creepy fear eating
clown hiding in the sewer, you experience the fear and anger just as King
intended you to. He brings his nightmares to life like nobody else in the
business. Now if only Hollywood could ever capture the true essence of his
novels on the big screen. I can only dream that someday I can get close to what
he has accomplished as a writer. Success aside, I want to write on that level in
my own voice.
