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I’m the sort of fiction writer that needs to be inspired by sights and sounds to be infused with creative energy. I can’t just sit in a boring, quiet room and brainstorm until something comes to me. I can’t write about what I haven’t experienced or what I haven’t felt. Many of my story ideas come to me when I’m out and about doing mundane things (like shopping at Dollar Tree) and talking to regular people.
Sometimes I walk around my yard looking at flowers and trees to give myself some fodder for scenery and setting. In fact, the short story I’m currently working on was inspired by one of my pitiful flower beds.
That’s why I write sitting at the kitchen table instead of my fancy black desk. There’s a big picture window in our kitchen and when I find myself at a loss for words I look outside at the trees and try to put myself somewhere else. In the summer the greenway is filled with foliage and I feel like our house is surrounded on all sides by woods (it’s not). During the winter the back yard is barren and I can see straight across the drainage ditch to the commercial park a few thousand feet from the subdivision. Either way, when I look outside the window I put myself in the shoes of the character I’m writing about and wonder what they would be pondering as they see they same view.
This weekend Parent Bloggers and Windex Outdoor are asking about our best views. That picture of the trees and sky from my kitchen window is mine. I can pretend I’m in the sticks where so many of my stories are set.
What’s your best view? If you want to play along on your blog (and have a chance to win a Windex Outdoor kit or a $250 Visa gift card) check out Parent Bloggers and get your post up by Sunday.
You’re really thankful for this post, I’ve been really enjoying checking up your posts from time to time. Looking forward to see your future posts State Flowers
My Best View
Sometimes I walk around my yard looking at flowers and trees to give myself some fodder for scenery and setting. In fact, the short story I’m currently working on was inspired by one of my pitiful flower beds.
That’s why I write sitting at the kitchen table instead of my fancy black desk. There’s a big picture window in our kitchen and when I find myself at a loss for words I look outside at the trees and try to put myself somewhere else. In the summer the greenway is filled with foliage and I feel like our house is surrounded on all sides by woods (it’s not). During the winter the back yard is barren and I can see straight across the drainage ditch to the commercial park a few thousand feet from the subdivision. Either way, when I look outside the window I put myself in the shoes of the character I’m writing about and wonder what they would be pondering as they see they same view.
This weekend Parent Bloggers and Windex Outdoor are asking about our best views. That picture of the trees and sky from my kitchen window is mine. I can pretend I’m in the sticks where so many of my stories are set.
What’s your best view? If you want to play along on your blog (and have a chance to win a Windex Outdoor kit or a $250 Visa gift card) check out Parent Bloggers and get your post up by Sunday.
Posted by Tiffany on 05/15 at 10:52 PM
_______________________________________________________________I love how you orchestrate your environment to inspire you!!
Posted by Stephanie, Mama Dramatist on 05/16 at 04:25 PM
***I get inspiration from really odd things, let me tell you!
Posted by Tiffany on 05/17 at 07:57 AM
***You’re really thankful for this post, I’ve been really enjoying checking up your posts from time to time. Looking forward to see your future posts State Flowers
Posted by Symbol flower on 05/28 at 01:41 PM
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