Readers crave novelty and surprise. They don’t want the same cliched description of a sunset. Or the expected character response to betrayal. But coming up with original ideas, especially for ordinary things like sunsets, requires us to tap into our own creative reservoir.
In today’s episode, we’ll explore 4 ways to keep your creative channels open. So you can access your original take on the world, and write stories that surprise and delight.
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We’ll explore:
- Why the writing axiom, “Butt in the Chair” is suffocating your creative ideas, and what to do instead
- How to carve out white space throughout your day to let creative ideas surface
- How to capture original ideas and generate brand new ones
- The motivation myth holding you back and the best way to generate inspiration