What Do You Have To Say? - Writing: Makes Me A Better Writer
For me my biggest influence is music. Hands down! It help me decide the mood of a piece sometimes and other times I pick music that hones the mood I'm lookin to exploit. It can work both ways. Also, if one get's over there intial fear of the blank page and just try a lil' freewriting they will find it's not as hard as it may seem. Given a bit of practice and YES, YOU NEED TO PRACTICE! Your craft will never be excellent w/out the practice it takes to get you there!