Living Characters

Everyone sees the world differently. Everyone has a different hiding spot, a different place they go where they need (want) to be alone. We each choose these things but they also come from what our past looks like. We have been shaped by our past and will continue to be moulded by our future.

Each character you create has a reason behind every action they have. You're there to find out why and write their story, giving the character a chance to live; a chance to breathe for the first time.

Keeping on the Move

Everyday can be a struggle. You wake, shower, dress, eat and sit in front of the computer staring at the screen waiting for the words to come. Waiting. Just waiting. Instead you make yourself a cup of tea, bake a cake, go for a walk (exercise is of course the last resort). And finally you are back where you started, standing still and staring at the small blinking line. So, how do you get inspiration? How to you keep moving?

Recently I bought myself a white board. Wow, I didn't realise the joys of having a whiteboard until I had it sitting on my wall. I'd had it sitting on the floor for about a month and finally, 3 days ago, I convinced my Dad to put it up on my wall (I just don't trust myself with a drill). And now, it's constantly full of thoughts and ideas. It's as if I can now put my thoughts down easily and now I can see them out before me.

So, tip #1 - Get a whiteboard and put it on your wall.

I constantly have a stack of plain white paper next to my bed (which is kind of like my desk) in which I doodle over when I'm doing anything i.e. talking on the phone, writing an email, thinking about the world, scrolling through facebook, talking to someone and so on. And in this doodling I come up with pictures, quotes, one liners and sometimes dialogue. It really is the most amazing thing.

Tip #2 - Always have some blank A4 paper lying around.

If you're feeling inspiredless (yes, I know it's not a word) I tend to watch a tv episode or a video blog, or read a blog because that always inspires me to get creative.

Tip #3 - Have a few inspiring blogs, vblogs ect. that you can go to when you're feeling dry.

And thus ends today blog post...

Imagination is Like a Tree

Imagination is like a well grown tree. You need to prune it to keep in shape and weed the garden around it. However, if you let it grow and grow it becomes wild and untameable, the branches begin to hold more then just leaves and begin to hold secrets, nests, homes, fights, life, death and first or last kisses. You can no longer see whats on the other side. Instead, your imagination becomes a journey to a place unknown. Shelter from the rain, shelter from the heat but nothing can stop the wind of creativity (some may see it as destruction but it's really just the next big adventure).

Life will be however you look at it.

Everything you can imagine is real. - Pablo Picasso 

How Does Someone Write a Book?

At the moment I couldn't answer that question...I'm too busy trying to figure it all out.

Writing your life out

Writing stories you realise how much of yourself shines through each sentence. Each character has taken on a little something of yourself and whether it be a scar, a fear, a love, an adventurous spirit or a dream - your writing reflects your life.

More and more as the plot and life comes together I notice traces of Brooke throughout the whole thing. It's cute but also scary. It's becoming me and to publish and sell a part of me would be scary. Do I need to remove myself from the story to protect my heart? I don't know. Too many thoughts.