What Inspires You?

[WyndiWingfall]

When you have writer's block, what inspires you to write again?

[Roguette]

Music, of course!

[JesanaeTekani]

Long, involved conversations with basically anyone who's read my work before. It gets me thinking about why I write in the first place, and helps kickstart me again. And yes, music helps.

[zookie]

Um. Time?

Actually, though, it's probably just writing. I'm taking a creative writing class, and the teacher's taught us a very interesting way of looping. Looping is basically just picking a topic and writing whatever you can think of on that topic for about five minutes, or more if you want it. It's a very stream-of-consciousness thing; you're not supposed to think about what you're writing that much, or try to organize it, just to write down whatever pops into your head. It's pretty interesting. Whether the topic you chose has anything to do with whatever you're blocked on, that's up to you, but even if it doesn't it's a good way to get the creative juices flowing.

[WyndiWingfall]

...None of these really work for me. I have to just let my mind go free and wait for the idea to HIT me in the head with the force of a bullet train before I can write. I'm one of those people who have to want to do something before I can actually do it, and most of that wanting, for me, comes with "feeling like doing it." So...basically, I just have to wait. >.<