Sheila Holmes
Wow! I'm not even sure how to answer this.
The truth is that sometimes I lie awake almost all night with ideas and plot turns that get me jumping out of bed in the morning and raring to get my fingers placed on the keyboard.
Other times, my mind seems just as dry and infertile as a desert. Plus, I when this happens, I allow myself to get sidetracked with all "the other things" of life.
Mostly, the truth of inspiration is not so much inspiration as knowing that if I let the day pass without writing, I've missed out altogether on what might have been.
So, what I usually do is set a goal of "1500 to 2000 words daily", inspired or not. Then, I simply start writing. I don't necessarily write the most inspired books, but they truly come from wherever I truly am in life that day.
The truth is that sometimes I lie awake almost all night with ideas and plot turns that get me jumping out of bed in the morning and raring to get my fingers placed on the keyboard.
Other times, my mind seems just as dry and infertile as a desert. Plus, I when this happens, I allow myself to get sidetracked with all "the other things" of life.
Mostly, the truth of inspiration is not so much inspiration as knowing that if I let the day pass without writing, I've missed out altogether on what might have been.
So, what I usually do is set a goal of "1500 to 2000 words daily", inspired or not. Then, I simply start writing. I don't necessarily write the most inspired books, but they truly come from wherever I truly am in life that day.
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