Poetic Spam? The Quest for Inspiration
Write A Way: Journey to Creativity "You will find poetry nowhere unless you bring some with you." ~ Joseph Joubert Poetic Spam? The Quest for Inspiration Where do you find your inspiration? Some people pull it deep from inside them. Others glean it from life experience. Or you can find it on the side of the road. When you are ready to express your creativity how do you do it? Do you write for two hours every day or grab your time on the bank line? Do rules govern your creativity? In a writing workshop, a participant refused to do one of the exercises because she didn't create it that way. She couldn't write unless she did it just her way, thus missing the opportunity for exploration. A schedule can provide you with a successful framework for a writing life or it can make writing dull and ordinary. Keep to your schedule but shake the tree every now and then and see what kind of fruit hits you on the head. "Creativity is piercing the mundane to find the ...