Why did we do this again? Being inspired …
I don’t know if anyone has ever told you this, but writing can be a bit stressful. Really, no? Well that’s good. If you’re not stressed with it, keep on doing what you’re doing. Because for a lot of people it’s easy to get caught up in writing rules, tips and the whole wealth of information on social media and end up writing … nothing. That or looking at things like other people’s word counts and become so paralysed with fear that they freeze.
I won’t pretend that words flow out of my fingertips like rainbows and that my head is always full of the next part of the story, but I have learned a thing or two in my years in this game (doesn’t this sound like I know what I’m talking about? Nobody does really, but that’s for another day!)
The thing is, when it comes down to it there is something everybody needs to remember. We all started this to scratch an itch, right? We had a story that needed to be told, or we were inspired by something, or we wanted to be creative … whatever it was, I’m pretty sure there’s very few people who decided they wanted to study something new and make sure they hit all the marks in the theory of creative writing! (If you did, again, that’s fine!)
For most, we began all of this (throws hands in air and gesticulates wildly at nothing in particular as wild dramatic people do in fiction) for fun. Remember that? Remember the ‘just writing’? When we weren’t bound by word counts or rules or expectations? Well you’re still not. Not the ones that you think or at least not as many as you think. If your work in progress is getting you down right now, stop.
Stop and write something just for you, no matter how short, how crazy, how different to your genre. Pluck a title from the wind and let go. If it’s not happening, brainstorm for it or your current wip, but brainstorm in a way that gets all the juices going. Throw words down related to characters, settings, events. Write large words that really put it out there for you (remember this is for you and so they should be grand words that you love). Be inventive, be kooky. But most of all forget about the rules. This is just for fun. Maybe you’ll share it someday, maybe it’s going to play a huge part of your work in process. Perhaps it will come in handy somewhere amazing, like a blog, website or magazine, but that is not what you’re thinking right now. Right now you’re wondering where this story will go, and you’re exited by it, having fun and are proud of yourself.
And then comes the writing. If it’s not happening, go for a walk or pick up a book, even a shower is great (pesky brain realises you can’t bring a notebook into the shower!) and chances are inspiration will hit. As I said, let yourself go. And enjoy!
Anything You Can Do by B R Maycock
What
would you do if the stars aligned to put everything right in your
home?
If
Roles Were Reversed ...
Caroline
and Noel Morton are two people who need a change. One wants to escape
the rat race while the other hopes to join it!
When
Noel is asked to begin working from home he's quick to say yes. More
time with his three children? How could he not? Meanwhile Caroline is
considering starting a new job. How amazing would it be to hit goals
and targets and have people actually thank you for a change? And when
she receives an offer from the failing Eden Street box company, an
organisation in chaos, she's ready to change the world!
But
is an organisation brimming with employees who are tired,
disillusioned and waiting to be let go what she really needs? And can
Noel work from a chaotic home with three children, an obsessed work
colleague and a disillusioned mother ready to thwart his plans at
every turn?
Join Caroline and Noel as we return to
Riverside to see if everyday changes can guide a relationship back to
solid ground or if they'll further tear it apart!
For
fans of Fiona Gibson, Christie Barlow and Tracy Bloom this is a laugh
out loud comedy you won't want to miss!
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My start: Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and the entire contents of our local library, then Sweet Valley High, Point Horror, Babysitters Club and The Saddle Club before drifting into adulthood where I found Jenny Colgan, Marian Keyes, Patricia Cornwall, Stephen King and John Grisham.
I am now an absolute chick lit, rom com, and thriller addict and former book blogger (you might know me from B R Maycock’s book blog).
My goal is always to give someone something they can settle down with for a bit of escapism and a laugh with small town series, ‘mom lit’ books and sparkly standalones.
Then there’s the official line...
B R Maycock (Berni to all you lovely people!) writes romantic comedies that are warm, sparkly and fun. She can be found in Co. Westmeath, Ireland with her brilliantly out there husband, Keith, their four epic little men, and four cats She has one goal and that’s simply to make readers smile and/ or laugh (a splutter rates highest;)).
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Website http://www.berniwrites.com
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