I don’t know any writer or author who feels inspired all the time. It seems as if inspiration comes and goes, depending on the day, your mood, your stress level, or which way the wind happens to be blowing. The bad news is, being uninspired leads to a lack of motivation, which results in a drop in productivity. The good news (yes, there is good news!) is that there are many ways to increase inspiration.
Here are three:
1. Hang out with Creative People. A great place to start is with the FaithWriters conference! You’ll be surrounded with so many creative people your inspiration won’t dare disappear.
2. Work in difference Places. Move out of that drab office into the bright kitchen. Take the laptop to the park. Head to your nearest Starbucks. Sometimes, all it takes is a change of scenery to get those creative juices flowing again.
3. Forget about it. Then there are those times when you just need to forget about it completely for a little while. Go to the movies, read a book, play with your kids. Inspiration has a way of showing up when you least expect it.
Chime in with other ways to increase inspiration.
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A sure-fire way to gain inspiration is to LOOK DEEPER. Whatever your eyes see at the moment, you should realize that you haven’t seen all of it yet. Look deeper and see the fuller picture . . . the hurt, joy, fear, relief in a stranger’s eyes; the lower clouds moving faster than the higher ones; the homeless family in the park that most people walk right past without noticing.
Inspiration is everywhere if you just take the time to look deeper.
Hi;
Just started with the group. Thanks for having me.
I definitely agree with the various ways of re-invigorating your inspriation, but I’m not sure about bringing the laptop to the park. Those who do it are a lot braver than I am! And/or better insured. Ha, ha.
For me, especially when I’m sketching out my story outline, I use the good old-fashioned notebook and pen. But not just any old pen.
I shop for pens and notebooks the way most women shop for shoes and clothes. My only problem is that the new notebook looks so nice that I don’t wanna mess it up by writing in it!
LoL…I take my laptop everywhere – to the park, coffee shops, etc. The key is getting a nice laptop bag. If I’m carrying it without the bag, I get really nervous about dropping it, even if it’s from the living room to the kitchen. LoL
I am an aging triathlete and am always training for some event. The training is often more inspirational than the event. Moments in training that I am “poured out like water” seem to bring me into more intimate fellowship with my Lord. When I finally finish the workout, I have been enlivened, empowered creatively. However, mentally and physically, I am exhausted to the extent that it is hard to capture the muse on the page.
I have enjoyed all the thoughts on inspiration. Very refreshing. Gerald, i have a host of ‘photos of clouds. They are truly inspiring especially when you see them from an aircraft. Clouds gather in all shapes and forms and scatter in various ways too. So let’s all ‘look up!’
Recently, I spoke with a writer friend and told her how much her teaching in photography had inspired me. In turn, she told me that what I had learnt and the expansion of my own work in photography had indeed inspired her.