Initial Inspirations for The Creature Talker

Know this might sound crazy but the first spark of "I should write this down" generated itself from a clip of Anthony Bourdain's No Reservations. Believe he was in Thailand and somehow found himself digging for some type of creature to consume in the mud. He didn't last long but those brief images spurred in me the beginnings of a new story to craft.

Once I started to scribble down my initial notes, I couldn't help but take bits and pieces from different tribe cultures I had watched in a plethora of documentaries available on Netflix streaming. The idea of the men and women living separately came from certain groups in New Guinea where the men believe that spending too much time with women makes them weak so the genders rarely interact. These same people have an entirely different way of understanding time which is why Khea and her tribes women often relate time to the abundance or lack of sun light instead of using our Western hours.

As the story continues to grow, I intend to incorporate more practices and beliefs from still existing cultures so if anyone has good books or documentaries related to this topic to recommend I would love to hear about them.