The sequel to W.B.S.F. is about Lucy, a girl who at a critical juncture in her life made the wrong choice and now everything else has been touched by that choice. That's really all I'm going to say about Lucy right now...she has a long way to go before her story could be finished.
I've also gotten inspiration from my job as a teacher at a residential treatment facility. Someday, I'd like to write a story about a girl going through that pain and being forced to confront all those choices she's made that has destroyed her and her family but knowing through all of it that there's hope for reconciliation and restoration. Right now though, that story will stay in my head.
No, inspiration isn't really my problem. My problem stems more from motivation. Sometimes I have a really difficult time motivating myself to sit down and right. I go through phases where all I want to do is write. If I catch that fire, than it's amazing, and I feel at top form. But, somewhere along the way, I always lose steam and my passion dissipates into doubt and despair. Despair that this will ever come of anything. Where does my confidence go? I don't know; I just know that Satan sneaks in and robs me of the great joy I get from writing. And unfortunately, once I get off track, it becomes difficult to get going again.
One of the best ways for me to get motivated is to read. Sometimes I'll read a really good book and think "I want to do this." and other times, I'll read a pretty okay (or occasionally, a terrible book) and think "I can do better than this." Of course, the next step after identifying the problem is acting upon the solution.
So, right now, I'm in the reading a great book to inspire and motivate me. Hopefully, that will translate into more time writing...after all there are a great many stories rumbling around in my head demanding to be finished. I might have more room up there if I followed through on it.
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