Nature Inspires

What is writing? How does nature affect an author’s story?

Nature is something man has tried to master. It’s vast and strange with everyday phenomenon

that never ceases to amaze. It capture

s the attention of famous authors who speak out to protect

nature and let you know how its beauty and purifying effect can inspire you to write.

Authors like T.A. Barron feel very strongly about nature and write their stories about nature. Mr.

Barron has

written stories like The Lost Years of Merlin, Merlin’s Dragon trilogy, The Great

Tree of Avalon trilogy, The Adventures of Kate, and Tree Girl. Those are just a few you might

know.

According to Mr. Barron, “My best ideas come from life. Especially being

out in nature,

observing the intricate wonders of wildflower meadows or rambling rivers, opens all my senses.”

His inspiring stories come from nature.

Nature is not only something to be preserved and protected. It creates symbols in literature that

help

you to really dive into a book and create your stories.

It represents birth, maturity, declining,

and death. It weaves stories into your head just by letting you taste a fresh apple or imagine the

animals that left the paw prints on the muddy riverbank. It

inspires literature which is what we all

need.

Writing is just as important as nature. It allows you to communicate and become in tune with

everything. Mr. Barron says, “Writing allows me to explore

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wherever and whatever I choose.”

This is so true. With

writing, there’s no limit. “

Best of all, though, writing is a way to explore the

biggest questions of life. Not to find the answers, perhaps, but to do some though

tful exploring

of the questions,” he also says.

T.A. Barron is mentioned a lot in this arti

cle, so I shall give you some background information

on the best

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selling author. He was born in Boston, MA, on March 26. He spent part of his

childhood in New England “

on a hilltop with lots of apple trees, Native American lore, and

views of Mount Monadnoc

k

.” He later moved to Colorado with “great views of Pike’s Peak.”

He’s graduated from

Air Academy Junior High and High School, Princeton University, Oxford

University (as a Rhodes Scholar, which is something very hard to obtain), and Harvard

University.