Why Is Inspiration So Difficult?

Tired of 2016?  Why not get a jump on 2017 by registering for the 2017 Sierra Writers' Conference and by following this blog series, curated by Joyce Wycoff. The series features writing advice from ​Catharine Bramkamp, Bob Jenkins, Kim Culbertson, and myself.

First up:
Catharine Bramkamp , author of 15 books, co-producer of Newbie Writers Podcast that focuses on newer writers and their concerns, dynamic writing coach and Chief Storytelling Officer for Winesecrets.

How do you get inspired? And why is it so difficult to wrestle that inspiration into words let alone into something as coherent as a poem or a novel or a self-help book?  And how do you court inspiration?
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