Idea Overflow: Keeping Track of and Using Unrelated Inspirations
Ideas often pop up when you’re in the middle of writing something completely different. You might be deep in your novel’s second act when, suddenly, you imagine a brand-new character or setting that has no place in your current story. It’s tempting to shove these stray ideas into your current story and experiment around with […]
Out of Ideas? Good. Boredom Might Just Spark Your Best Work Yet!
Have you ever gotten that itchy, restless feeling when there’s nothing around that feels even remotely interesting to do? That’s boredom. It sneaks up, a quiet whisper in an otherwise loud world of endless scrolling, background music, and the constant ding of notifications. Nowadays, it’s almost like we’re allergic to being bored. We watch TV […]
Inspiration Hacks: Tricks to Jumpstart Your Writing
We’ve all had that magical moment when an idea hits and we suddenly know exactly how to go about writing our stories. Everything clicks into place. For once, things are going well. And then it ends. Unlike what many writers may think, inspiration isn’t a mystical force that comes and goes as it pleases. It […]