Where Do Stories Come From?

Stories are things of imagination, and they reflect our desires, our fears and our hopes. As stated by Whitestone Filmmaker Asher Emmanuel (Stories are influenced by) “…things we have touched, held and experienced.” (They are composed of) “…our dreams and our nightmares…” We all hope to be the hero or heroine, and we are all afraid to face the antagonist. The journeys experienced by our favorite hero characters often echo a deep seeded longing within our own hearts for something more. Expression of these desires and fears often leads to fictional story telling.
Stories can come from a variety of external and internal influence. They can originate with something as simple as falling out the bed early in the morning to something as complex and devious as being invited to join a bank heist. They can even originate from seemingly nothing. Our psyche, our hearts and our yearning to be a part of something more can fuel our imaginations to create a world, through stories, that we can share with other likeminded individuals. In my personal opinion, however, the best stories begin with a fraction of real life experience, and then they are broadened by the ingenious view of human imagination.
Reference
Where Do Stories Come From? (2010). Retrieved October 04, 2010 from Whitestone Motion Pictures: http://www.whitestonemotionpictures.com/blog/ where-do-stories-come-from/.