Find Your Muse – Or Be Your Own
Every writer knows that you need inspiration to write well, the problem is often finding that inspiration. We wander, we sit and think and we search for that which inspires us to write. It’s time to stop searching and start finding.
I hear people all the time talk about how they are having a hard time finding inspiration to write their next blog post, article, book or whatever. They’ve tried searching the net, walking around their neighborhood, watching TV, listening to the radio or a myriad of other things to try and find it to no avail.
We’ve all heard the stories of the muses, beautiful women who inspired writers and artists to do their best works. Inevitably the writer or artist in question would create a masterpiece that would put their name on the map for all eternity. These muses still exist today, but not the way people think.
What do the writers of today and the writers in the age of the muses have in common? They are all looking in the wrong place for their inspiration. They look outside their normal world for their inspiration, they look to others to help them find what they need to write and they try to find something that will jump out at them screaming, “Write about me!”
If you are meant to write then you need no look to outside sources for your inspiration. Look to yourself. Take a minute to think, “How do I feel today?” or “What do I think will make interesting writing today?” An answer to either of these two questions will give you some insight as to how and what you should write that day. We write because we love to write, not because we feel we have to. If you feel that you are being forced to write our writing will be mediocre at best. We, as writers, do not need inspiration from an outside source, we need to inspire ourselves. I believe that the muses of old were metaphors for our own internal thoughts and feelings, they lead us to work harder at what we love to do and show us the path to greatness. Do not allow the outside world to hurt your writing by giving you false inspiration, listen to your heart and your instincts, they won’t steer you wrong. Be your own muse.
Where do you draw your inspiration from? I’d love to hear so please leave a comment below.
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