Saturday 15 December 2012

Capturing Inspiration

By Ron Wilson


You know you have a story inside you which you are totally capable of writing. But everytime you sit at your pc, or the blank page, your motivation runs dry. Where are those concepts 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 composed and it will certainly be simply another one of your pipe dreams. So how can you get the inspiration you need when you require it?

First of all, due to the fact that you understand that inspiration 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 could record notes into throughout the day.

When you get a possibility play with your ideas. Take your notes and play 'what if', coming up with 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 info under the pressure.

Cut photos from magazines on your commute, or doodle random images while you're on a telephone phone call. Download pictures and article headings from your pc, and play with the concepts. One idea will always result in another, and stories 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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