TheBanyanTree: On Writing

[Monique Colver]

Thanks Jim!

I tried being someone else, but turned out it was the wrong size.

Monique

On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 10:22 AM, Jim Miller <jim at maze.cc> wrote:

> Monique,
>
> Don't believe all that you said about inspiration. I wasn't waiting for it;
> then suddenly it struck me; right between the eyes. Monique, this morning,
> YOU . . . . INSPIRED . . . . ME!!!
>
> I haven't written in a very long time. I read what I wrote 10 years ago and
> wonder where it went. I think about writing every day, and then do nothing.
> Today that changes. I will write; not from inspiration; because I must.
>
> Thank you for who you are and what you say.
>
> Jim Miller
>
> On Tue, Jun 14, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Monique Colver <monique.colver at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Last night a friend said to my husband about writing: "You have to wait
> for
> > inspiration, you can't make it happen, it has to come organically." He
> was
> > on speaker phone so I heard it all, and when my husband got off the phone
> I
> > said, "Yeah, you can wait for inspiration to strike, if you're a hobbyist
> > and don't care if you never write."
> >
> > Inspiration.
> >
> > Waiting for it to strike is a bit like waiting for a chocolate cake to
> > arrive at your doorstep, complete with a fork so you don't have to
> > embarrass
> > yourself by digging in with your hands. It may happen, but it's not
> likely,
> > and meanwhile you've spent a lot of time waiting.
> >
> > Everyone's a writer. At least everyone who is literate. And even some of
> > those who aren't. Everyone has a story. Just ask anyone, and they'll be
> > happy to tell you.
> >
>



-- 
Monique Colver