Where does a writer go to get inspiration?
An artist has many venues. Museums, parks, mountains. All they need is a muse, a scene, an image. Then their hands flow smoothly with brushes and paint, commiting to paper what their eyes see, whether physically or in their minds eye.
A writer, where does he go?
Did you ever get that feeling that things you once found exciting and amusing, fun and interesting, you now find frivolous and immature? Boring? It's like your brain is trying to grow out of its skin. Grow up. Move on to bigger and better things. And yet you haven't found those things yet. But there are people, obsticles in your path. So you find yourself stuck in one place, unable to move, with girlish giggles in the background.
I'm having the same problem. Nothing to write about. I attribute it to not having a life anymore, though.
ReplyDelete:) me too
ReplyDeleteOh pu-lease, so not that easy. 10 percent inspiration, the rest is committing. And the source of inspiration always depends on the person himself, not the medium.
ReplyDeletespoken like a true artist. i like what you do, btw.
ReplyDeletethanks.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I think you should go to Canal street, lots of interesting characters there=good, clean, chaotic people watching.
:) i just might try it.
ReplyDeletenice! this piece already has a different feel to it!
ReplyDelete:) chaya you are always so encouraging. even on posts that dont have much to it. thank you.
ReplyDeleteJill, I never had a life, and I find things to write about and keep my blog busy with for a few years now
ReplyDeleteyossi for not having a life you sure get up to a lot of stuff.
ReplyDelete"Books", Altie. A writer goes to books for inspiration!
ReplyDeletewhy? a writer writes books. who would want to read in order to write? to me, you get inspiration from outside your body, from the world sround you, from experiences you go through. not from reading.
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ReplyDeleteTo be honest Altie, I think it's a mix of both. You can be surrounded by life but not know how to approach it if you don't have a basis in some element of literature. Books teach us how to think about life in an educated way, and not in the same crude way a hunter-gatherer would. On the other hand I do admit that those who surround themselves with books and books alone are missing out on what those books are talking about—life.
ReplyDeleteinteresting theory.
ReplyDeletenah, I don't get up to much. My life is pretty lame, it's hard living it myself, it will be even harder to find someone to share it with me.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I mean, you have nothing going for you.
ReplyDeleteYossi, good for you, but not everyone works that way.
ReplyDeleteAre you talking about seeking inspiration for writing fiction or non-fiction?
ReplyDeleteno, i'm talking about seeking inspiration for my blog. got any ideas?
ReplyDeletewrite what you know
ReplyDeletethanks. good advice.
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