Finding Inspiration for Writing

Posted by admin on July 15, 2009

I write a couple of blogs in addition to this one.  This blog is my favorite as I include the information that is most important to me and I get to share my most creative stuff.  Sometimes, however, it can be pretty tough to find inspiration to keep putting out any kind of post let alone publish anything of quality 3 times each week.

The great thing about this, however, is that I have learned to find inspiration from just about everything around me.  I wrote a poem about chewing gum because I asked my 4 year old daughter what I should write about.  She has an obsession about gum and made her suggestion.

I can’t say that every poem I write is a masterpiece.  There are those that I love more than others.  There are stories that I enjoy more than others, and I don’t always have time to work on the latest chapter of my novel, but I have learned to take nearly any topic or thought and turn it into a poem or a string of sentences that I am willing to share with the public.

Inspiration can be found in any tangible object, or in a strand of conversation.  A song on the radio.  A news broadcast.  The people in our lives – especially friends and family.  All of these make good topics for poetry and stories.  The trick is looking closely enough at the world to care enough about it to write.

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What Book Inspired You The Most?

Posted by admin on March 11, 2009

Cliché as it may be for a fantasy lover, the most inspiring book in my life was The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien.

I read The Hobbit for the first time when I was five or six, and it was then that I decided to write fantasy stories.  I can’t say that I am the greatest author on the planet.  In fact, among fantasy authors I rank pretty low.  Life has its distractions and it is difficult to dedicate oneself to a lifestyle that doesn’t support a family.

This interest in fantasy, however, has given me a number of skills that I doubt I would have otherwise acquired.  It lead me to study the art of writing, which meant that I learned to love to read.

It lead me to a love of role-playing, which lead to a love of computers and technology.  This lead to a deeper understanding of mathematics, science, and a general love of learning.

Because I picked up The Hobbit at such a young age and because I couldn’t put it down again, I have very much been inspired to become the person that I am today.

So I ask, what book inspired you?

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