Inspiration is elusive and ethereal, and yet it is essential that writers locate and control it in order to be creative. Learn how to let inspiration into your mind, how to find the ideas you need, and how to think of the characters and stories that will bring your writing to life. Make writer’s block a thing of the past with expert tips to keep your creativity flowing even when you’re not feeling inspired. ‘How to Get Inspired to Write’ provides the tools for any writer to find the inspiration they need, and to equip them with the essential techniques to continue writing even when that inspiration is absent.
five-star reader review
‘Procrastination about writing is something of an `in’ joke among writers. This might seem odd, since the desire to write starts from a love of storytelling. Yet every novelist faces times when they struggle to get inspired. When you’re feeling stuck, even doing the ironing seems easier than wrestling the right words onto the page.
This book provides solutions that work. Techniques for firing creativity are set alongside advice on novel structure and how to build characters who virtually tell their own story. This reduces the author’s reliance on `inspiration’. There’s also excellent advice on editing your work once you’ve finished the first draft.
I read this after a week of not writing. I was feeling weary and stale (I’d been ill), daunted by the prospect of getting going again. This book re-ignited my creativity. I’ve even started getting scene fragments whilst dreaming.
I highly recommend this book: it’s a short but inspiring read.’
