Freelance Ponderings and Advice: Issue # 2
Copyright 2011 Shannon L. Buck: How to Live the Freelance Life
Inspire Me
What, or whom, inspires you?
I have many people and things that inspire me: My family, my friends, my cats. My home and the world around me.
I find it inspiring to walk along a river bank. To walk the bike path, snapping photographs of nature. I am always inspired to write when I come from spending time on the mountain, as well.
Books and movies always inspire new ideas. While reading or watching, an idea will often pop into my head that I have to rush to record on a sheet of paper, lest I forget it completely.
To find what inspiresyou, try:
- Sitting in a crowded restaurant, watching and listening to the people around you. What do you see? What do you hear?
- Sit back and watch your friends and family interact with each other. What do you feel?
- Take a long drive, or a walk in nature. What do you notice?
Quick Writing Tip
Writing about what inspires you can be a healthy exercise.
5 Writing Prompts
- Article Idea: Your favorite family activity.
- Screenplay Idea: A quirky friendship.
- Poem Topic: Nature.
- Novella: Overcoming the fear of crowds.
- Novel: You watch a movie, and then start living it.
Quote
Inspiration and genius - one and the same.
~Victor Hugo~
Challenge
Find something that represents whatever it is that inspires you. Place it in a prominent place, either on your desk, or elsewhere in your office area.
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