How to Get Inspired to Write
Posted by admin in Inspiration.Whether you’re journaling or working on a great novel, writing is an open channel to creativity. Need that inspiration to write? Here are a few ideas to get your creative juices flowing again.
1. Never wait for an idea to strike you. This is usually a waste of time. Instead, try some fun writing exercises which keep your brain working, thinking, making connections, and so on.
2. Listen to people talk. In other words, eavesdrop. Listening in on a conversation you know nothing about can give you a great idea. You can make up ideas about what happened before, and what is going to happen.
3. Play Spark the Image. This is an easy game. To play, start off with any word or object of your choosing. Envision your object, and try to think of the first thing that pops into your head that associates with your object. Do the same for the next word/object that you think of. For example, you might run through the following: yellow -> duck -> goose -> Mother Goose -> rhymes -> poetry -> Edgar Alan Poe -> Alan, your cousin -> your other cousin -> your family -> family dinner -> childhood, and so on. Use this as a quick warm-up.
4. Freewrite! Pick a subject and keep writing about it for two minutes. Write as fast as you can and do not stop for anything, even punctuation, grammar, spelling, etc. Review your work as you’re bound to find something! Even if you don’t pick a subject first and start out with how boring your day was, you’ll get yourself warmed up and writing, and you might just let your mind wander to something that turns out useful. Read more