Where Do You Get Your Inspiration?

Listening to: "My Number" - Tegan & Sara

Mood: Happy

Where do you get your inspiration?

Chuck Palahniuk. One of my utmost favourite authors. Everything his writes has odd twists and turns you wouldn't expect, always intriguing the reader. I finally got my hands on the final novel of his that I was missing from my collection; "Diary". This novel questioned where one gets their muses from. It explored how one would tap into their creative side, the right side.

One thing that stuck with me was the fact that sparks of inspiration and creativity come from times when emotions are running high. Any emotions regardless of whether they're happy or sad, emotions aid in creativity. Emotions enables us to overcome the barrier between the left and right hemispheres of the brain and allow the two sides to work either together, or enables the right side to dominant temporarily.

I have always found this fact true. When emotions surge through my veins I tend to be able to write better, or compose with much more ease. It's as if when emotions pulse through you allow them to seep into what you write which paints the page with words or little black dots on manuscript.

Also I seem to write and compose best when it's not forced. Though this is a given, I really noticed this during the two HSC years I had just experienced. When I was told to write a creative piece for English, or to compose a piece of music, I never enjoyed the process and it showed in the end result. I didn't like a single piece of writing or music I wrote in Year 11, they simply didn't represent me or have any elements of me, it was merely words on a page and notes on a staff. However, in the summer holidays (actually these holidays but a year ago) I began writing things just for fun because I had all the time in the world to muck around. The two compositions I submitted for my HSC started from those snippets of boredom compositions I had produced. My English creative began as a personal piece which fitted perfected for the requirements.

I was going to write a creative piece for this entry, but simply couldn't produce any ideas or any start. Not going to try anymore, just let whatever happens happen.

xx