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You also need to learn from their mistakes. However, we are not only talking about fiction. You can also read dictionaries, professional literature, or even scientific fiction. So, make sure you feed your brain with literature if you want to produce useful content. There are hundreds of blogs which cover almost any topic in the world. Thus, frequently when writers feel like they lack the desire to work on their pieces, they opt for checking what other writers find inspiration in. Lists, decisions, achievements, and social studies taken from the blogs can serve as a trigger to make you move toward your goal.
Activities in the open air can have a truly wonderful effect on you. So, if you feel stuck or bored, go outside for a walk, visit your favourite place in the city, or ride a bike. You will feel how the energy you need so badly will flow back into your body. Embrace the beauty of nature and enjoy being out as a part of your motivation source search.
Find those old roller blades in the closet, or invite a friend for a stroll around the park. There are plenty of things you can do outside. You probably know that studies showed that classical music can have an impressive effect on your brain. The thing is that when people listen to such tracks, new neuron connections emerge. Meanwhile, you get the feeling of contentment when listening to music.
It makes you happy.
It creates an artistic atmosphere. So, let such music play in the background while you are working in order to increase your productivity. Sometimes all we need to boost our creativity is to get rid of all distractions which steal our focus and prevent us from concentrating on one task at a time. So, make sure you turned your cell phone off and logged out of all the social networks when writing. This will save your time and energy as well as will allow you to achieve better results in writing even when you feel stuck.
Among other distractions are favourite books, correspondence, siblings especially younger ones , or noise. So, when writing, make sure you have some privacy. Letting your thoughts flow can be a great solution. Just grab a pen and practice free writing. They say that it is one of the exercises each writer should practice on a regular basis.
Apart from writing down your thoughts and dreams there, make sure to add interesting dialogues which you overheard during the day, as they might serve as a source of inspiration later. Where do the new plots and ideas come from? It all originates from the real world. There is nothing new under the sun. Whichever plot your book centres around, you can be sure it has already taken place in the past.
Thus, observing is your key to finding new ideas and characters to describe in your stories.
Inspirational writing is something every writer is capable of. Yes, that means you, too. This article lists 20 inspirational quotes for writers. Some are by famous authors and some are by lesser known ones, but they all have the effect.
So, if you cannot make up a plot, take it from real life and use people around you as inspiration for the characters. The thing is that when exercising, we gain energy. The better they get the less satisfied they are with what they write and what would have made them content previously now seems poorly expressed.
Writers are obviously invested in what they right. Though we may publish it for the readers enjoyment we are also submitting if for the opinion of anyone who cares to offer one. This includes all the critics. A few of these may say something that is hurtful but that also has use for us in refining our work. Many, however, will seem more interested in proving how smart they are and that they know more than the authors of the various works they deign to review.
If the review is less than stellar we often look for another to hopefully find a dissenting opinion. If the review is stellar we often look for another to hopefully find a confirming opinion. Although once in a while we may find useful, constructive feedback, more frequently the review provides no value as far as helping us improve our writing. This means that while such criticism may negatively impact our view or ourselves as writers, it does not enhance any aspect of our work. Thus, reading such reviews may inhibit our ability to continue writing or, at a minimum, take up time we could be spending creating our next work.
So those who merely want to be writers, remain tentative, fearing the need to let their innermost self become vulnerable to those who may criticize. They seek to try to determine every reason a written work might be slighted in order to learn how to avoid this.
Given that this is impossible, these people will never ultimately become writer's unless they change their mentality, hold their nose, and jump in feet first. Reading others reviews of our work is lost time we can never get back. As writers engaged in the art of composing, we should take care to sidestep the trap of allowing others views of our work to replace our own. Instead we must simply keep fashioning that which we are driven to create, with our own vision to guide us. And finally a quote by Neil Gaiman. It's something I often come back to when things aren't working out quite the way I want them to or when I read other's work and feel like mine will never measure up.
It reminds me that while others may be more skilled than I am, only I can tell a story exactly the way I do and that's a good thing. The quote speaks for itself so I'll leave it on it's own without an explanation. Inspirational Quotes About Hope and Optimism. Inspirational Quotes Motivating You to Write. Inspirational Psychology Quotes From J. Trying to garner a sense of inspiration quickly I often do turn to things that my favourite authors have said whether it is through a quote, online interview or video.
Finding something that one of them said about having faced a struggle but managing to overcome it often is something that will inspire me and motivate me to keep working. There are some other things that inspire and motivate me when I am writing an article. I am usually the most inspired about an article when I am writing about something which I am very familiar with. I hate to use what may seem like a tired cliche, but when I am passionate about the topic I"m writing on, I write the article much quicker, feel that I have something to say that is unique, and the writing goes much more smoothly.
I can write on just about anything, and when I am getting paid to do so, I can do it quickly and skillfully. However, when writing about something I may not be quite as interested in, for Hubpages for example, where I get some small sum from rev share, it can seem like pulling teeth. Despite this, there are times when I try to shake things up a bit, learn about something new or attempt to identify an area that is likely to be popular and receive a lot of organic traffic without having to worry about extensive marketing efforts.
I am usually inspired to write about these topics as well, as I am hopeful they will generate continuous views and become a source of decent passive income. Usually, the ones that actually serve this purpose are on topics that surprise me and not necessarily in my area. This means generating new ideas for articles in these areas is harder but when I identify a new idea for one of them that there seems to be a lot of basic information to go from and I have additional ideas to contribute to it to make it my own this also inspires me.
One other thing that I think as writers we often overlook when searching for inspiration is peers.
Making sure I have at least one good online network that is made up of active participants so I can touch base with someone no matter when it is, I think is vital for inspiration. Hubpages is great for this and having the support of the other writers here has made a huge difference in the regularity of my publishing schedule.
I think inspiration largely comes from there being some reinforcement, which may be monetary, social, a sense of personal accomplishment, a sense of excitement about the work, and awards and recognition among other things. Having at least one thing that reinforces your writing I think is essential for maintaining a sense of inspiration, especially when writing non-fiction articles.
There has to be something that encourages you for inspiration to take hold. If you receive little from your writing or have little hope of gaining something from it in the future, what that something is, there is nothing that will encourage or inspire you to continue producing similar types of work. Sign in or sign up and post using a HubPages Network account. Comments are not for promoting your articles or other sites. It does take a different set of skills and type of creativity to do creative writing vs.
The type of experience you use for the latter is based on skills in this type of writing as applied to a field of knowledge. With creative writing there is a lot more leeway and far fewer guidelines. The emotional aspects as they relate to character development in particular making your characters three dimensional and believable does make this type of writing is some ways more difficult but in other ways more rewarding.
You just have to have a story and characters that you enjoy writing so it is fun and not tedious.
I don't think there's anything more difficult for me than when I am working on a creative writing project I just can't get excited about. Thanks for stopping by and for the comment.
I actually got something more out of this than you may have intended. I always wanted to write a script for a screenplay, but I find it much different than writing articles. Scripts require an emotional attachment to the people in it, and you mentioned that. Once I read what you said, you helped me understand what was standing in my way. Once again, you made me clearly see the issue I was having.
I realize now that I have no trouble writing articles because I apply my knowledge and experience, and that works. However, writing a screenplay requires too much creative emotional attachment to made-up characters. That requires a totally different creative side. I need some other motivating factors to get that screenplay out of my head. Peggy - yes there are quite a few book authors on Hubpages. It always gives me inspiration to learn of others.
Thanks for stopping by and for commenting. Flourish - It sounds like an amazing trip! I also love to talk with people who are different from me and who have knowledge I don't. It makes life richer as well as our writing I think. Make sure to take lots of notes so you can write them up later for all of us to read.
I'm sure we'll all learn a great deal. If you have the chance, go see the pink dolphins. If you do take some pictures! I've always wanted to see them! I enjoyed these quotes. As a writer and a creative I like to do different things and talk with people that others may not always have the chance to connect to.
It broadens my experience. One of our tour guides through the jungle was a man native to the area who described shaman practices he believed in and how he could use certain plants with assistance to talk to others with his mind. Those types of interactions definitely make writing more vivid and fun. Miebakagh57 - Glad you found the quotes inspiring.
Having at least one thing that reinforces your writing I think is essential for maintaining a sense of inspiration, especially when writing non-fiction articles. Some articles have Vimeo videos embedded in them. This is used to identify particular browsers or devices when the access the service, and is used for security reasons. Subscribe to the blog. K S Lane more.
That is a good strategy for saving your ideas so that when you do feel like writing you have plenty to go from. Thanks for the comment and for stopping by. Hello Natalie Taye , many thanks for the inspiring quote. BF is my favorite. Also,I had realize that writing is not a rocket science. It is now my rule to put down ideas on paper if I am not in the state to write. But surprisedly, it later flow. All of these quotes ring true. I admire people who have the discipline and motivation to author books. There are quite a few book authors that can be found right here on HubPages.
Glad you found the article encouraging Jill. I like the Franklin quote as well. Have a great weekend. Other product and company names shown may be trademarks of their respective owners.