Need Inspiration To Write? Writers Share 23 Ways…

Where does a writer derive the inspiration to write?

That was the question a new writer asked on a public forum. Here I share as experienced veteran writers excitedly chimed in.

Writers Inspiration

The desire to be heard
From within
Life experiences
Prayer
Observations and creativity
From being disciplined
Desire to entertain. Seen housands of movies and read countless books.
Culture
Inserting imagination into current events.
Nature. Walking around the beach, rivers, forests. Observing the moon and the stars
Sitting and watching people walk around
Learning something cool and new
My imagination – lot of times from photos of places and people
The need to share what I know
Jesus Christ
Life experiences – history read
Love, hate inferences. Sit in a pub or hotel and watch. Watch as a woman looks at a man with love or fear. See how children clutch at their parents hands
When a writer is least expecting it. Always be prepared and keep a notebook and pen on hand
Life and in happiness and hardship
Book, people, family, friends. Anything seen, heard, tasted, felt, imagined, think, love. Things that cause joy and things that cause pain
From others out there that you might commiserate with. Write a note in a bottle. Send it out and hold your breath that it will come back to you in time
Get people to tell your their life story
Previous mistakes, perennial failures

Does any of these writers thoughts resonate with you? Is there anything you would like to add? Do share! We would love to hear.

Cheers!

Author: Dr. Shelly C

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4 thoughts on “Need Inspiration To Write? Writers Share 23 Ways…”

Can relate to some.

#10- yes, 10, I can relate to. However, my Fairy Frogs was inspired by walking on a Greenway.

#13- I have a wild imagination, and that is why I have always been a storyteller.

#18- yes, some writers do least expect things. One day, the word Graysloup came out of my mouth. That is where my toads live in The Cattail Forest. I had to write Graysloup or else I would forget. The same applies for anything- character names, anything about backstory, anything about their world, etc.

Well, if you feel like a storyteller and have an idea, get it written down- I was storyteller a child, and never wrote my stories down, and now finally writing them down. Fairy Frogs is first- I first got the idea maybe six or seven years ago- started writing it a year ago.

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