I have found that the times I felt I had no more creative juices left in my brain, when the day had left me spent and worn out, if I just made myself write with the goal of a mere five minutes, I'd find the words flowing and the minutes melting away unnoticed until when I finally look up I've written something that surprised me and may even be some of the best stuff in the book!
I remember a friend once telling me that he equated "I don't feel inspired" to "I don't feel like doing that thing", like it was matter of being lazy. I explained that it was rather a matter of being out of ideas, which he accepted. But I guess it could be lazy to wait for inspiration rather than being more proactive.
This was a very amusing and colourful way to illustrate the issue of inspiration! I enjoyed this quite a bit.
I have found that the times I felt I had no more creative juices left in my brain, when the day had left me spent and worn out, if I just made myself write with the goal of a mere five minutes, I'd find the words flowing and the minutes melting away unnoticed until when I finally look up I've written something that surprised me and may even be some of the best stuff in the book!
I remember a friend once telling me that he equated "I don't feel inspired" to "I don't feel like doing that thing", like it was matter of being lazy. I explained that it was rather a matter of being out of ideas, which he accepted. But I guess it could be lazy to wait for inspiration rather than being more proactive.