Geetanjali Mukherjee
Inspiration is everywhere. I get ideas from books, the news, television shows (which I really shouldn't be watching, but I justify as research!), blogs and podcasts, even just snippets of conversations overheard in a cafe or on a bus. The trouble is how do you take that inspiration, and then convert that to cold, hard words.
In my case, I probably get inspired far more often than I write, simply because I am often most inspired when out for a walk or on the treadmill, when I can't write, and least inspired when in front of paper or my laptop. I still haven't really got the hang of working whether or not I am inspired - I believe this intellectually but I still have these ideas of "not being in the mood". The reality is that once you sit down to type or write, and get past the initial inertia, the mood or the inspiration magically appears. It's that initial inertia though that is nearly always my downfall.
In my case, I probably get inspired far more often than I write, simply because I am often most inspired when out for a walk or on the treadmill, when I can't write, and least inspired when in front of paper or my laptop. I still haven't really got the hang of working whether or not I am inspired - I believe this intellectually but I still have these ideas of "not being in the mood". The reality is that once you sit down to type or write, and get past the initial inertia, the mood or the inspiration magically appears. It's that initial inertia though that is nearly always my downfall.
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