Inspiration

The universal answer to that question is, of course, CHOCOLATE, but I was looking for one that doesn’t increase my hip span. Oh, and wine works too, but after a few glasses I get too sleepy or too loopy to write. My main motivations to keep writing includes my critique partners, my local RWA chapter, and setting concrete deadlines for myself by signing up for a conference, contest, or class. These last few weeks, I’ve been enrolled in Candace Haven’s Fast Draft class where I committed to write twenty pages per day for two weeks. Think of it like NaNoWriMo …

Today when I was farting around on the internet…ehr, doing my research, I stumbled across YA writer Christa Desir’s blog about getting “the call.” It’s such an inspiring story, and even more so because the book she sold is one that she had to write, a true book of her heart. So do you all remember when I blogged about the book that will never be published? The one that I was inspired to write after the survivor testimonial writers’ workshop I attended last April. The one that was too short, too dark, too graphic. The one that I HAD to …

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One of the reasons I love the internet is because it exposes me to artists and writers who inspire and amaze me. Today, someone sent me a link to an amazing video about what the books do in the bookstore after the customers go home. Then I remembered that I’d seen something similar before and after some googling, it turns out that it’s the same guy who made both movies. Artist Sean Ohlenkamp does some amazing creative things with graphics, photography, movies, play-doh. After going through his whole  portfolio, I’m now following his blog just to see what he does …

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