Inspiration:
Female noun
Discover the secrets to unleash your creativity and write without limits.
A sudden stimulus or lucidity that a person feels and that favors creativity, the search for solutions to a problem, the conception of ideas that allow a project to be undertaken, etc., especially that felt by the artist and that drives the creation of works of art.
A person or thing that favors or stimulates artistic creation.
An influence that determines the style, ideology or way of being of something, especially a work of art or other creation.
Muse:
Female name
Inspiration that the artist feels and that stimulates or favors the creation or composition of works of art; this inspiration is usually represented personified.
There are various manias, routines or rituals that renowned writers have implemented or use today to get in touch with their inner muse and create works that transcend time.
Some techniques or quirks:
Lying down: Mark Twain, George Orwell, Edith Wharton, Woody Allen and Marcel Proust are some of those who used this method, which consists of lying down on a sofa or bed for hours to be visited by the muses.
Standing: Hemingway, Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf, Lewis Carroll, Philip Roth and others. Writing standing up is not only good for your health, but they also accompanied this activity with walks where they infallibly managed to find themselves in the pleasant company of the muse.
Acting out dialogue: This is a technique used by screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, creator of "The West Wing" and "The Social Network." It consists of acting out the dialogues of his characters out loud. This practice is really interesting, because while you act out the dialogues, new ideas flow, which is very useful.
The Kabbalist: The king of the Kabbalahs when it came to writing and finding his muse was the writer Charles Dickens, who began with a series of specific rituals. Discover the secrets to unleash your creativity and write without limits with these rituals:
Total silence in your workspace.
The desk had to be next to the window.
On the desk there had to be 7 specific objects:
A vase with fresh flowers.
A pen and a jar of ink.
A letter opener.
Two bronze statuettes.
A tray with a rabbit on it (I don't know if it was alive or dead).
Upside down: A somewhat strange technique, but one that works for Dan Brown, author of the best-selling book "The Da Vinci Code." Brown, who suffers from migraines, is known to hang upside down by his ankles, and the practice helps him concentrate. Another habit is to stop every hour to do push-ups and keep track with an hourglass.
The demolition method: This method is quite drastic; but in the case of the renowned writer Arthur Miller, it consisted of spending the entire morning writing, refusing to reread what he had written and subjecting his manuscript to total devastation, destroying everything that he considered not optimal for his work. What managed to survive became quality material.
These are just a few quirks, rituals, and routines that you might identify with or that you might already practice. Don't worry, every genius has his quirks.
Before I conclude this collection, I want to share mine. I haven't written a masterpiece yet, but who knows, maybe it will help you if you don't have one or are thinking of acquiring one. I arm myself with my headphones, and with a wide collection of rain sounds, piano melodies, flutes, guitar, and even wind magically blowing through the trees. My secret weapon is the unmistakable sound of the ocean waves breaking against the rocks, infallible for concentrating and writing for hours. Something else that works for me: a little pop rock music from the eighties is a good trigger for inspiration.
I recommend that you observe what things work for you to concentrate and that manage to keep you glued to the computer, writing at least 1,670 to 2,000 words a day.
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