Archive for the Tips Category
Listen to your dreams
Keep a journal next to your bed and write down your dreams when they first wake you. I don’t know about others, but there is some crazy alternate universe stuff going on in my dreams. Great resource material.
Delve Into Your Dreams
One of the most potent sources of inspiration and images for writing can be your dreams. Try keeping a notebook and pen on your bedside table so that you can jot down a few words to jar your memory about those in-between waking-and-sleeping moments. You may surprise yourself with the things your subconscious churns up.
Finding your muse
I found this great post on finding your muse at Creative Latitude. The author is a graphic and web designer, but his tips for finding your muse work for anyone. Among them…
Shake up your muse by doing things differently (one of my personal favorites)
Take your muse to the gym (because working out gets the creative [...]
When you need something else…
Sometimes it helps to do things differently. To drink a hot chai. To go for a walk. To stand on your head. Miscellaneous tips for getting your muse to peek out of her house go here…
