You might be an artist, you might be a gardener, you might be a mom, or run a business. But, if you are reading this, chances are, you are also a blogger. You are a writer.
Where do you get your inspiration? Do you have a place where you go to put the words together?
Oprah (www.oprah.com) recently featured 5 legendary writers and where their words came to life.
* Flannery O’Connor- “Good Country People”- her Georgia dairy farm, Andalusia Farm, inspired much of her stories.
* William Faulkner – “A Fable”- the text was shellacked like a wallpaper border to his bedroom wall – much to the consternation of his wife!
* Eudora Welty – “The Optimist’s Daughter”- wrote next to a window, seated at a simple table and typewriter, facing her secretary with its multitude of neat cubbyholes.
*Edgar Allan Poe – “The Black Cat” -his basement, eerie as you would expect it to be, perfectly replicated in his works.
*Edith Wharton -“House of Mirth”-her many works written in the morning, before even getting out of bed. Inspiration came from gazing out her window at a panoramic view of a manicured and gentile landscape.
Leave a comment – where do your thoughts come to life ? Is there a special spot in your home where thoughts flow, or is there just a pad by the bedside, or are random thoughts on scattered scraps of paper scribbled as they hit you?
All is well at Mountain Meadows tonite…………………………..
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“Your memories are like the colors in paints, but you must arrange them.”———Willa Cather
September 18, 2008 at 5:09 am
A delightful posting and does indeed reflect – we the “blogger”.
My inspiration perhaps is more frequent as I gaze out onto the bay – and equally on my frequent walks outdoors.
September 18, 2008 at 12:43 pm
Now you have me thinking Pat! Where am I most often when I get my thoughts together. Loved this quote about memories too.