When I read the post from Karl, our website coordinator, I felt that familiar tingle. Not that tingle. Karl was soliciting blog posts for the TVW website. I meant the sensation I feel when my muse is awakened. Inspiration.
Writing has been a passion for as long as I can remember. I never cease to be surprised by what inspires me to write. Like that time on the drive home from visiting my mother at assisted living. Or chatting over a latte with a childhood friend I had recently reconnected with, and listening to her tales of being bullied daily at the hands of her high school classmates. Or the email from a fellow writer that publishers of an anthology she had submitted to were soliciting true stories about home improvement projects gone wrong. “They especially need electrical stories,” Stacey wrote. I dashed out a draft in record time of my near-death experience replacing a feisty doorbell and sent it to her to critique.
But it isn’t always so easy to get the creative juices flowing. I resisted starting a blog, fearing the pressure of making regular posts. Once my work was chosen for a national publication, I was encouraged to create a presence on the internet. I published a website on WordPress, but have yet to announce it to friends and family – shhh. I’m populating it with past pieces and links to friends’ blogs. Only when it is fat and sassy with enough variety to interest a regular visitor will I share it with the world.
Karl’s post re-ignited my passion. His challenge to write 300 words for our member blog was irresistible.
What inspires you?
Camille, inspiration is everywhere. Looks like you’ve conquered the tough part by awakening the muse.