5 ways to get inspired
How to spark your creativity and fuel your writing
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September 21, 2011 When inspiration strikes, writing feels effortless and embarrassingly
easy, as in “I can’t believe I get paid to do this.” A once parched
desert is suddenly transformed into a limitless waterfall of ideas. You
can’t type fast enough. You feel brilliant.
And
then it just goes away. Thinking up a new idea suddenly feels
exhausting. But life doesn’t stop because you no longer feel compelled
to write. A looming deadline only makes things worse, since pressure
plus desperation rarely equals inspiration. And as romantic as it
sounds, writers rarely have the luxury of waiting for inspiration to
hit. As author Peter De Vries said, “I write when I’m inspired, and I
see to it that I’m inspired at 9 o’clock every morning.”
These techniques will help you keep the inspiration flowing and fuel your next creative venture.
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