Capturing our Muses; or, How to Keep Inspirational Ideas

A large part of the writing process (at least for me) is writing down flashes of inspiration. Those little brilliant story ideas that come to me in the most inopportune times. Oh, are you stuck in traffic on the freeway? Here, have an amazing Young Adult Fantasy story idea. Oh, in the shower? Hahaha have a brilliant poem that you won’t remember. Did you just wake up? Let me give you fragments of this beautiful dream that you had. Oh, it’s 5 a.m. and you’re delirious? Good luck remembering this one.

We can’t help when a Muse decides to grace us with her presence, but we can help when and how we try to capture these rare golden ideas.

A. Crow’s Inspiration Trapper to Keep(er)

How to Get Rid of Writer’s Block

What? A magical way to cure my writer’s block found in this article? No way! Yes way! Well, halfway! This article is about certain tricks that help me end my frustrating writer’s block. They won’t work for everyone because, well, not everyone is me, but hopefully some, if not all, will work for you.

A. Crow’s Top 5 Ways to Get Rid of Writer’s Block