writing inspiration for when your creative juices are running low
February 23, 2017
As a writer, I've come across a lot of hardships. Mostly caused by writer's block (worst thing in the world guys). It's terrible, like you know you have the ability to write, but you have absolutely no inspiration or ideas at all!!
(why is this gif so relatable???? it's depressing, really )
Well, along my writing journey, I've discovered ways to kiss writer's block goodbye. (Of which I will share all of these methods with you today my friends. )
GUYS!!!! Music is by far one of the most inspiring things ever! It can cause you to feel emotions and explore the whole world without even leaving your comfortable position on the couch!
For example, Spotify has a lot of great free instrumental music! I have made a playlist just for a book I'm working on right now, and let me tell you, the music helps tremendously. It helps me to focus and really feel the vibe of what I'm writing.
Here's a link to a playlist I curated (not for a specific book) but just to help me focus on school and all my writing in general :)
This one is by far one of my most favorite ways to find inspiration for writing!
Basically, if you search for 'character' or 'writing' inspiration on Pinterest, you will get an emormous dump of writing ideas! It helps to have a visual for what you're writing. I find that when I see an image that has a person or landscape that is similar to my story, it helps me to illustrate that character or scene better.
Yeah, that's right! Other books! For this you'll need to figure out what type of genre your story is in. Are you writing a book that's sci-fi? Or YA action? Or medieval?
Once you've figured that out, read other books that are in the same genre as the book you're writing.
You can get so many ideas from books that are similar to yours (just make sure you're not copying scenes or passages from other books! :)
Last, but not least, movies and shows! Talk about a visual. Movies and shows serve as great inspiration since they have breathing, moving, and talking characters! Not only do they serve as great inspiration for characters, but also for landscape and book setting.
Well, those are the methods I use most often to trigger inspiration for writing. Have you ever used any of these methods to find inspiration for writing? Do you have any other ways that you use to inspire writing? Are you a writer? Do you find music a great way to focus in general? Are there any shows, books or movies you enjoy particularly? Rant about it below!
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