Article 1: Inspiration or Inclination? – Part 1 – Guest Post by Phillip T. Stephens…

I’m a big fan of Chris the Story Reading Ape, so when I had the opportunity to write for his blog I jumped at it. I wrote a series on inspiration and writing. Check out Part 1,

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Sources of Inspiration for new writers

(part 1 of 2)

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When I browse through posts in writing blogs, I run across comments from aspiring young writers (AYWs) that they’re not sure about what to write. I heard the same complaint in my writing classes, even creative writing classes where students chose to participate (rather than having it required for their degrees).

I’ve heard any number of approaches to finding inspiration, many of them great. To me, however, AYWs who can’t find the inspiration to write might want to ask if they really want to write or they like the dream of being a writer.

The protests begin: Shouldn’t we dream of becoming writers? Shouldn’t we follow our dreams? I can only respond, not necessarily. For every writer who makes a great living following her dream, there are dozens of writers who succeed as writers…

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