Inspiration

Inspiration finds me at funny times and in funny places. I saw a post from Dark Roasted Blend today on Airship Dreams. I scrolled down a bit (a bit out of order) and ran across this picture first.

Then I saw this one and inspiration took hold. 

When I put these two pictures together in my mind some pretty neat ideas come to mind. It makes me realize the way a fantasy or sci-fi writer must begin working. I've always wanted to write like Isaac Isamov or Vernor Vinge. World Building is something they excel at. 

Nevertheless, these two pictures inspire some pretty interesting ideas about a novel based in the future. It could even be something similar to Night Over Water by Ken Follett. A plot that involves a murderer loose on the dirigible. People being pushed overboard or found dead in their luxurious cabins. The problem is that it would all be too similar to one of my favorite episodes of Archer, Skytanic.

Then I saw this picture and things got even more interesting. 

Add this picture to all the others and you have a really interesting take on The Poseidon Adventure. This could very well be this years NaNo idea. 

Thanks Dark Roasted Blend.