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Thursday 20 December 2012

Inspiration for Writers

By Ron Wilson


You know you have a story inside you which you are completely capable of writing. However everytime you sit at your laptop, or the blank page, your motivation runs dry. Where are those ideas that came flashing into your head today when you were in the elevator, or on the bus?

Time is ticking by and you find out that if you do not act now you will certainly never get this tale written and it will be just another one of your pipe dreams. So how can you get the inspiration you need when you need it?

First of all, due to the fact that you know that motivation could strike at any time, it is necessary to have a pen and paper with you at all times. If this is impossible for whatever reason, as a minimum download a notepad application to your phone that you can record notes into throughout the day.

When you get an opportunity play with your concepts. Take your notes and play 'what if', creating as many different senarios as you can within a five minute time limit. When you place the limit on yourself your brain pumps out even more details under the pressure.

Cut pictures from magazines on your commute, or doodle random pictures while you're on a phone conversation. Download pictures and article headings from your computer, and play with the concepts. One concept will certainly always lead to another, and tales will certainly begin to form in your mind.

Equipped with all these snipets of motivation, all you should do is set aside an optimum time to sit down and write each day. Not at 5am when you don't want to get out of bed, but a time where you feel you will certainly be functioning well, and able to put some of your concepts into action. With your scheduled time, and your blossoming ideas, you will be surprised by the flow of inspiration that will certainly start to stream through you throughout your writing sessions.




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