Although this looks like a tsunami, the waves are actually clouds.
Things are not always as they appear…
Use this image (from yahoo news) to inspire a short story or a poem.
Posts tagged ‘inspiration’
February 12, 2012
Writing Prompt
Think about the time between being awake and being asleep. Try to mentally describe those moments when you are neither fully here, nor fully ‘there’. What goes through your mind as you are drifting off? What does it really feel like to be between two worlds? Now write without stopping for fifteen minutes. Don’t think, just write.
January 31, 2012
Getting the Right Day Job
I just read a fascinating article by Justin Kramon on how writers earn their living. He looks at four different types of job a writer could do to support their ‘habit’. Find the article here.
I followed his fourth choice, although I’m not sure I would have thought to call the work I did “life experience’ jobs. I worked in a Pilates Studio, belly-danced at a Greek restaurant, and managed a small independent bookshop. I’ve also tried the teaching/editorial route and found that it made writing very difficult indeed. I’m teaching right now and I find that I get so caught up in the work of my students that I don’t have as much time for writing. I’m using the same part of my brain as I do for my own writing when I read the work of students and I end up not wanting to write, even if I have been inspired by something someone has said. I loved the physical aspect of some of the other jobs – they got me out of my head and gave me enthusiasm to sit at the computer when I was done. How does your job influence your writing? Could you make changes to give you more time for that book you want to get onto the page?
