Get Inspired!
WOW!
Today my sister-in-law had her baby, and it was the first person on that side of the family to have a baby so we were all stoked and we went to the hospital and waited and it took over ten hours, but she was SOOOO ADORABLE! She was so cute, it was unbelievable. And I'm the first one to say a baby isn't very cute. But this one ;) frickin adorable.
I only tell you this because this blog post is gonna be terrible! I'm supposed to write about my writing, but in all truth, I tried to write today and it just wasn't coming! It could be that I haven't gotten very much sleep in the past few days (we moved back into our house, the one we own, so I'm not renting anymore, woot woot!). Anyway, I couldn't write. That used to happen to me a lot, but with this new novel, I usually sit down and the words start flowing! It's amazing! miraculous, even! I love it.
People always talk about writer's cramp, but I only get that if I don't know what to write about, so I only write when I'm feeling inspired. What if you're never feeling inspired? you ask.... GET INSPIRED! Try to immerse yourself in something related to your book. If you don't like the stuff going on in your book, it's no wonder you have writers cramp. If you don't like it, why would anyone else?
This new novel I'm working on uses all sorts of symbolism from the bible, so I study the scriptures before I start writing. It works great! If you're writing a romance, go talk to your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend. If you don't have one of those, or if you do but he/she is not romantic AT ALL, watch a chick flick! If you're writing horror... well, I don't have any tips for that because I hate horror. If your book is set in the woods, go for a hike! If it's set in the city, go walk around the city or shopping mall. I've often found that people on their own can be quite inspirational. I used to think I was really judgmental of people, but I realized I'm actually just evaluating to create characters in my novels. Anyway, that's how I get inspired. It's always useful to listen to music. It inspires you like nothing else (it doesn't have to fill the general sense of 'inspirational,' but just listen to whatever you're writing about, whether love songs, rock and roll, emo, or whatever best fits the feel of your book).
I've come to realize that it's not really the story that pulls people in (though an amazing plot helps), but rather the emotions and relationships and feelings that attach a reader to a story. So put your emotion into it, dang it! That's where I failed on my first book, but you just wait til you read the new book ;)
a. m. hooper
Today my sister-in-law had her baby, and it was the first person on that side of the family to have a baby so we were all stoked and we went to the hospital and waited and it took over ten hours, but she was SOOOO ADORABLE! She was so cute, it was unbelievable. And I'm the first one to say a baby isn't very cute. But this one ;) frickin adorable.
I only tell you this because this blog post is gonna be terrible! I'm supposed to write about my writing, but in all truth, I tried to write today and it just wasn't coming! It could be that I haven't gotten very much sleep in the past few days (we moved back into our house, the one we own, so I'm not renting anymore, woot woot!). Anyway, I couldn't write. That used to happen to me a lot, but with this new novel, I usually sit down and the words start flowing! It's amazing! miraculous, even! I love it.
People always talk about writer's cramp, but I only get that if I don't know what to write about, so I only write when I'm feeling inspired. What if you're never feeling inspired? you ask.... GET INSPIRED! Try to immerse yourself in something related to your book. If you don't like the stuff going on in your book, it's no wonder you have writers cramp. If you don't like it, why would anyone else?
This new novel I'm working on uses all sorts of symbolism from the bible, so I study the scriptures before I start writing. It works great! If you're writing a romance, go talk to your spouse or boyfriend/girlfriend. If you don't have one of those, or if you do but he/she is not romantic AT ALL, watch a chick flick! If you're writing horror... well, I don't have any tips for that because I hate horror. If your book is set in the woods, go for a hike! If it's set in the city, go walk around the city or shopping mall. I've often found that people on their own can be quite inspirational. I used to think I was really judgmental of people, but I realized I'm actually just evaluating to create characters in my novels. Anyway, that's how I get inspired. It's always useful to listen to music. It inspires you like nothing else (it doesn't have to fill the general sense of 'inspirational,' but just listen to whatever you're writing about, whether love songs, rock and roll, emo, or whatever best fits the feel of your book).
I've come to realize that it's not really the story that pulls people in (though an amazing plot helps), but rather the emotions and relationships and feelings that attach a reader to a story. So put your emotion into it, dang it! That's where I failed on my first book, but you just wait til you read the new book ;)
a. m. hooper
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