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Voyage To Heavenly Inspiration
Jump Start Your Inner Muse
In order to clear the cobwebs from the mind, it helps to start with:
- Doing some simple stretches and exercises
- Sort through past journals and poetry notebooks
- Take photographs
- Edit photos on your computer
- Meditate
Inspiration Is A Sensation
"Motivation is the muse, allowing writers to cut loose". Remember to consume your "muse juice" every chance you get. Awaken the creative center and let that spirit take a meditative walk through the fine greenery of the forest. As the inspired spirit sits by the babbling brook, she or he takes out the coveted journal and writes. The forest is imaginary, with the sunshine separating the clouds, like a transparent, illuminated fairy. This may appear to feel weary, even scary, as the apparition descends from the heavens and touches every green leaf, magically changing it to red, orange, yellow or brown. Metaphor has opened the door and released its store of enchanted phrases, words and praises; need I say more!
Motivate
A figure of speech is what I preach. In the previous passage, in the worded message, is a simile. The sunshine is compared to an illuminated fairy. Doth that appear to be interesting? Personification can be integration of nature and her objects, or as your grade school teacher explained, "Persons, places or things". "The sunshine touched the running brook, leaving it to babble". Synonyms and antonyms, my muse doth sings hymns when these words come in to play. Synonyms are words having the same or just about the same meaning. On the other hand antonyms are words meaning the opposite of one another. Does that mean that "opposites attract"? What is a magnetic sentence!
Kindle Your Interest
The boar was a real bore
Into the room he tore
Settling the score
Craving for more.
What's a homonym Jim? Let me define at this time the word homonym. It is not a bowl of cherries or illuminated fairies, the definition is: Words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have a different meaning. The previous poem illustrates my point. There are many more examples of homonyms that a writer can conjure up in the potion called creative writing. If you possess a notion of how to stir the potion then, by all means, go for it!
Keep In Mind
With writing fiction and nonfiction articles, poetry, prose, novels and short stories
- Remember to use (if you can) homonyms, synonyms and antonyms
- Metaphors, simile and personification gel well with creative writing
- In all writing endeavors, use correct spelling and punctuation. The exception is in spoken language.
I feel a creative flutter and my engine is starting to sputter. I must write before my brain melts like butter.
POEM
I have a little kitty
She is so warm and soft
She lives in our house
And sleeps in our loft.
We have a little dog
Her name is Little Spot
She slept by the stove
Because it was so hot.
The bird loved to sing
Inside a cage of metal
And play on her swing
Her reflection on the kettle.
The fish loved to swim
Inside the aquarium
Hurried in a restless mood
To catch his flakes of food.
Won't you come and join us?
We'll be a party of six
We'll play in the parlor
On our piano and drumsticks.
The cat's on the bed
The fish's in the bowl
The bird's in the cage
And the dog has a cold.
She sings ah choo. ahh choo all day
The bird flaps her wings
While the fish swims away
And the cat meows all day!
What an animal family
We're happy as can be
Visit and you'll see
The happiest in the county!
Spontaneous Combustion
Whatever your vision have you come to a decision to awaken your creative spot? It could be cool or it can be hot! Whether or not try taking the shot.
Savor the flavor and feel very joyful.
Enjoy classical music, written by Walteufel.
Skaters' Waltz spins around the turntable,
78 r.p.m looking like a fable.
Use a different spin
Try a homonym
How about simile
In your poetry?