Characters on the autism spectrum
Before I get to the letter of the day:
Since April is Autism Awareness Month, I was able to contribute a guest post to YA Highway about autistic characters in teen literature. You can access it here: Characters on the Autism Spectrum. Feel free to comment there instead of on today's post if you wish.
Since April is Autism Awareness Month, I was able to contribute a guest post to YA Highway about autistic characters in teen literature. You can access it here: Characters on the Autism Spectrum. Feel free to comment there instead of on today's post if you wish.
M is for the mundane...
Inspiration can often come from the mundane. If you are creatively stuck, do something boring. Take a shower. Drive on an errand. Go for a walk or a run. Taking a break from your writing and doing something mindless can be a huge boost. I can’t explain the science behind it, but almost everyone has had the experience of solving a problem when they were folding the laundry or brushing their teeth. It just happens.
I joked with my critique group that during the writing of Pandemic, I went out for a run and came back with a baby. During my jog, I started to think about my main character, Lil, as I listened to neighborhood noises. As an infant cried from a nearby home, a new character was born, someone who would further complicate Lil's attempts to survive the deadly outbreak.
So step away from the computer and get your everyday chores done. You can cross some items off your to-do list and you might even become creatively inspired.
I joked with my critique group that during the writing of Pandemic, I went out for a run and came back with a baby. During my jog, I started to think about my main character, Lil, as I listened to neighborhood noises. As an infant cried from a nearby home, a new character was born, someone who would further complicate Lil's attempts to survive the deadly outbreak.
So step away from the computer and get your everyday chores done. You can cross some items off your to-do list and you might even become creatively inspired.
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