What do you write when you’ve nothing to write?

Are you a person who writes a little every day? If you are or even if you are not … what do you write when you have nothing to write about?

I was in a chat room this evening ‘listening’ to what the guest speaker had to say, and she basically said to keep writing because when inspiration hits you’d better be ready for it! That got me thinking and wondering …

What do writers write when they can think of nothing to write? What do writers say when they can’t find any words? What inspires a writer when nothing is inspirational?

So, I am putting these questions out to you —

What do you write about when you have nothing to write about?

How do you get inspired? Do you ‘brainstorm’? Do you just start writing words and connecting words that lead to connecting words until you have a theme developing? Or .. what DO you write??

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂

What or who inspires you?

Do you have a circle of writing friends? Do you have people around you who stimulate your ‘muse’?, cause you to see things in a different way?, evoke new ideas for stories?

As yet I have not found a local writers’ group, but now I don’t know if that is something I can manage or not. What I did find this past week was two online writers’ groups, both of which I joined. Both have a chat room. One group meets on Tuesday evenings but they will meet if available any time someone wants to chat – which they did for me Sunday. The other group meets on Wednesday evenings and again on Sunday evenings for a Q & A forum with a special guest. I couldn’t get in there last night so I went to the first website I mentioned and had the fun of taking part in chat with newbies like myself, and up-and-coming writers, and well established authors – some who have one book or several books published, and some who won awards for their writing. There also were agents and editors there that evening. What an amazing world is the world of writing and publishing! I sat here quietly impressed, and in awe at the fantastic ideas, and tips, and experiences of those sharing.

I have to keep reminding myself that everyone had to start at the beginning. Each writer had to find her/his voice. We are not all cut from the same pattern, so for me to compare myself to others is foolhardy, I’ll never get anywhere doing that. I am me and I can only do what I can do. What influences me comes from where I am at the time and who and what is around me.

SO, my question is … what – or who – inspires you?

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂

Hello and Welcome!

Hello and welcome to my blog! Now that you have found me I hope you will continue to visit.

Here at WordPress I plan to keep a sort of journal of my renewed journey into becoming a real life published author. I already have a small collection of rejection letters from several years ago. Back then I didn’t know much about how to go about things, but I did know that I wanted to write for children. Since that time I have taken a couple of excellent writing courses so that I have a better understanding, and now I am trying again. Last year I received my first two rejection letters in my new beginning .. so I am on my way! 🙂

Following the tip of Laura Best who has a blog here, I sent off two of my stories to two different publishers. (Thanks, Laura!) The wait has begun anew. But, I am not just waiting and doing nothing else. The ideas are coming quickly right now so I keep paper and pen by my bed in order to capture them. It seems that when I lie down to rest is when my ‘muse’ comes alive! Perhaps that is when my mind is not as preoccupied with the things of life and the ideas are free to flow through. Strangely, I have beginnings of six stories and only a few vague ideas for them, and one very dark poem which is not for children. In fact, the stories I have started are suited to different age groups, and perhaps not all are for children. That I expect to learn as the stories develop.

So, enough for my first post. I welcome you to travel along with me on my journey.

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂