It feels like it’s time for a little inspiration.
Not that anytime isn’t a good time for inspiration. But now just feels like an especially good time.
So, here goes. I’ve got 4 quotes to inspire you today in whatever your craft or calling:
And a little bonus one for you:
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Writing can seem like the most complicated thing in the world.
When you’re faced with the empty page. The blinking cursor. The ten chapters left to be written. The “blank” stare your imagination gives you when you just want to find the first word.
It’s easy to complicate the art of writing. And, even though it does take time and concentration, it’s really not that complicated.
It’s really pretty simple.
It really just comes down to the first word. And the last word. And all the words in between.
Words.
On the page.
That’s the writer’s #1 goal. Not to worry about whether or not the words will be great. Or whether they will be read. Or whether they will make a difference. Although those things are all good.
The writer’s #1 goal is to get the words on the page.
It’s just that simple.
Sometimes I just can’t write.
Maybe I’m the only one.
The only one that…
…feels stuck
…feels dull
…feels inspiration-less
…feels dry
…feels…nothing
I hate it when this happens because writing is my passion. It is what I was born to do. It took me a long time to figure that out (coincidentally while I wrote and wrote and wrote…), but – once I did – it just fit.
And I knew it was true. I was made to write.
So, when I can’t, I hate it. It’s like being trapped in a cage. With no way out.
Except…there is a way out!
I found it this week. At none other than Starbucks. Turns out that what I really needed was a change of perspective. A change of pace. A change of scenery. A block of time where I couldn’t do anything but write…and face the fact that I had been stuck.dull.inspiration-less.dry.nothing.
A Starbuck’s perspective for me.
Maybe another local coffee shop perspective for you. Or a mountain top. Or a bench in a park. Or your back porch. Or your car. Or another state. Or another country.
Whatever works. Starbuck’s worked for me this time. It’s worth the $5 mocha to see the words adding up, the cursor moving furiously across the page, the juices flowing once again.
Find our previous inspiring blog posts here and here.
Now, on to the good stuff…
1. “Real joy comes not from ease or riches or from the praise of men, but from doing something worthwhile.” -Wilfred Grenfell
2. “Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” -Henry David Thoreau
3. “It is necessary that you not become frightened of failure.” -Lillian Hellman
4. “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” -Antoine de Saint-Exupery
It’s time to gather some more inspiration from around the blogosphere. It’s been a few weeks since the last time.
Because some days are just hard writing days. Or dry. Or…nothing.
When the cursor just blinks at you. And there is nothing. And you need something.
Anything.
So, here are a few articles I’ve come across lately that I hope will inspire you as you write:
1. Because You Can on creating via Jasmine Star.
2. Five Things You Can Do – This Week – to Become a Better Writer via Writer’s Relief.
3. A Simple Plan for Writing One Powerful Piece of Online Content per Week via Copyblogger.
4. Fear Prohibits Ideas from Happening via Jeff Goins.
I hope these help. I hope they give you something.
Anything.
And I hope they inspire you to keep on writing!
I don’t know about you, but some days I just need a little inspiration.
So, here are a few blog posts that have inspired me lately:
1. A post on 4 ways to organize your writing via Writers Relief.
2. A post on spreading ideas vs. selling books via Jeff Goins Writer.
3. A post on embracing discomfort (so applicable for writing!) via Michael Hyatt.
4. A post on the top 10 traits of successful authors (#6 being they don’t give up) via Terry Cordingley.
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