Dick Pirozzolo
The way to be inspired is to not wait for inspiration.
W. Somerset Maugham, author of "The Razor's Edge" and "Of Human Bondage," allocated a certain number of hours a day to writing (not many) and then spent his afternoons relaxing at the neighborhood bistros. He never broke sweat, pulled an all nighter or stressed. Just steady dedication to his craft.
It worked. He is probably one of the most prolific and financially successful authors of the 20th century. Here is what Wikipedia says:
By the time of his death in 1965 Maugham was widely judged to be one of the most commercially successful and gifted writers of the twentieth century.[1] The Times obituarist called Maugham "the most assured English writer of his time", and wrote that "no writer of his generation ... graced the world of English letters with more complete or more polished assurance".[3]
W. Somerset Maugham, author of "The Razor's Edge" and "Of Human Bondage," allocated a certain number of hours a day to writing (not many) and then spent his afternoons relaxing at the neighborhood bistros. He never broke sweat, pulled an all nighter or stressed. Just steady dedication to his craft.
It worked. He is probably one of the most prolific and financially successful authors of the 20th century. Here is what Wikipedia says:
By the time of his death in 1965 Maugham was widely judged to be one of the most commercially successful and gifted writers of the twentieth century.[1] The Times obituarist called Maugham "the most assured English writer of his time", and wrote that "no writer of his generation ... graced the world of English letters with more complete or more polished assurance".[3]
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