A Writer’s Thoughts in Solitude
September 1, 2010 at 12:31 pm mbutler22 1 comment
I examine the everyday life and pull in bits and pieces of sparked inspiration. I’m an observer and observing is a task I set out to fuel the missing pieces of my stories — a possible plot line, the details of a character, a more suitable scene, new phrasing for descriptive storytelling.
I watch motions, listen to language and seek unusual details in the mundane.
I think most writers are watchers. Our thought process looks for those small pieces and we can’t help but pull life from our surroundings.
But, I’m left to wonder. Is the creativity of a writer derived from the world around us? Or is it deep within our internal make up? Is our best work created in the mix of urban ambiance or the escape of suburbia to a place of solitude?
Many writers have fled the concrete utopia for a life of seclusion and thought. A decision to give up on the routine of this increasingly fast-paced life. Here, stories have evolved — the kinds of stories that last. Is it a clearing of distractions that allows the deepest of internal search? A place where our truest form of a voice is discovered?
Or, is it those same distractions that add life and personality to your words? The muse of everyday that connects us to readers.
Perhaps it depends on the writer. And maybe we need the struggle and the joys of each to truly find ourselves in our writing. What are your thoughts?
Entry filed under: Writing. Tags: creative, creativity, inspiration, Self-Publishing, solitude, Writing, writing nook.
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Dr. Tom Bibey | September 1, 2010 at 1:26 pm
I think as writers we observe things that often pass by non-writers. We notice even the ordinary and are compelled to document our experience in words.
Dr. B