Jennifer Perrine
I'm not one to wait for inspiration to strike to write. I like to sit down with paper and pen and discover what happens.
However, I do feel inspiration pretty frequently, and when I do, I document it: jot it down in my notebook. Maybe I'll never use it in other writing, maybe I will, but I enjoy having a record of all the things that have sent a sizzle through me.
Life offers its fair amount of unsought inspiration. Listening to the news, reading, gardening, cooking, casual conversation--the sparks could fly at any moment.
On those rare occasions when inspiration seems in short supply, I turn to form. If I'm not sure what to write about, I experiment with the "how," trying out a poetic form or composition technique to find out what language and ideas it will bring up. Works like a charm every time.
However, I do feel inspiration pretty frequently, and when I do, I document it: jot it down in my notebook. Maybe I'll never use it in other writing, maybe I will, but I enjoy having a record of all the things that have sent a sizzle through me.
Life offers its fair amount of unsought inspiration. Listening to the news, reading, gardening, cooking, casual conversation--the sparks could fly at any moment.
On those rare occasions when inspiration seems in short supply, I turn to form. If I'm not sure what to write about, I experiment with the "how," trying out a poetic form or composition technique to find out what language and ideas it will bring up. Works like a charm every time.
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