One of the blogs I follow recently suggested that pictures can be used for inspiration. That they spark an idea when you’re struggling. This post even suggested different places to find pictures and what you can access and use them for.
Now when I read the post I was having some trouble coming up with what I might write about this weekend. I have dived headlong into my fantasy draft and everything I do seems to revolve around something for that at the moment. But even though I am writing consistently every day and it’s moving along, I have moments where I think I am not going to be able to write all the words required to make it what I want it to be.
I have all the big scenes in my head and working towards paper; it's the bits in between that worry me.
I was taking some time to look over some of the completely unrelated to writing blogs and websites that I very occasionally visit when I came across an amazing photo. Before I could think about what I was doing, I had a scene forming in my mind and half a page typed out.
It is important to note that I wasn’t out looking for inspiration at the time, I just got lucky. I think we should try to experience a wide range of things because you never know where inspiration or ideas might strike from. And, of course, it depends on what you are doing or thinking about at the time.
It could inspire a scene, a story, a poem, a blog post, a painting or an article. Keep the mind open and enjoy. My scene came from three little spotty blue eggs in a glass bowl. I once wrote a short story inspired by one line in a country and western style song, and I don’t even like country music.
Happy Scribbling.
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