Owls and magic feathers
It is easy to fall into hoping for inspiration borne in through the window by unseen hands.
Or owls.
It is a bad thing to want to be a writer, and write only a little.
The great writers you read will make you wonder. “What do they do different to me?”
These great writers would say to most people who ask this question, “We write books,” but many of us search for a magic feather, something that will make our writing fly.
Anything but spending hours everyday writing.
Inspiration, is often the magic thing that we think makes all the difference. We like to pretend Milton, Steinbeck, Rowling and Keats were better writers because of their inspiration.
But it is just pretending.
4 comments:
So very true.
very true..inspiration only gets you started..there are many hours of hard slogging that go into it as well..
Most of us just talk to the cat!
They seem to be attentive, judgemental only when it comes to their food, and judicious with words.
Great post!
blessings,
julia
julia ward - a BLINDING heart - a writer's blog - www.ablindingheart.com
check out my latest post:
Become a Good Writer
@ The Freelance Guru. Thanks for the kudos = ) You can find The Freelance Guru at http://freelanceguru.co.uk/ it is a blog that covers a lot of subject material, just don’t make the mistake of assuming, like I did, that it’s going to be about freelance writing…
@ Robert, I think it’s even more important that desire, not inspiration gets you started. I’ve got to want to push the work out; that said though, if you like the idea of a story, that first inspiration can get the fly wheel turning = )
Robert runs several blogs, But I enjoy his poetry blog, “Inner wall” (http://myinnerwall.blogspot.com/) Robert has a great hand when it comes to imagery, and it is exciting to read a good poets work.
@ Julia Ward, Thanks Julia, I’m glad you enjoyed the post. I really have a good time putting them out there, and having had a cat I agree, they are quiet and attentive. A friend of mine said this about dogs and cats,
“Dogs look at you and say, ‘You feed me, you groom me, play with me, and look after me- you must be God,’ while cats look at you and say, ‘You feed me, groom me, play with me, and look after me- I must be God,’ Dogs teach you responsibility while cats teach you humility,”
I always liked this.
Julia runs a blog called “A blinding Heart,” and having read her latest post, “Become a good writer” I’ve got to say I like her style. “A Blinding heart” is a blog all about writing and is designed to aid not just other writers, but further her understanding of the craft.
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