This belief inspired his political career as well as his historical writing.

Does your photography inspire your writing and visa-versa?

Scott's travels also inspired his creative writing.

Later, MacDonald's children's books greatly inspired Lewis's own writing.

Some successful novelists have been explicit about how the study of fiction inspired their own writing.

There were several experiences in Chekhov's own life that are said to have directly inspired his writing of The Cherry Orchard.

Tel Aviv inspires Grant's most vital, original writing, the pages where she transcends reportage and approaches myth.

This well-spring of information, combined with his academic knowledge, inspired his writing.

The resulting essay inspires his sharpest polemical writing.

In addition to Sidney Sheldon, Dan Brown has been quite vocal about a number of other literary influences who have inspired his writing.