I’ve been trying to write more poetry lately and for me the best way to get inspiration is through the use of images. Even when writing a scene for a book I usually see it play out in my head, almost like a movie. Looking through my collection of holiday photographs I came upon this one I took on the Algarve in Portugal, just as the sun was going down. I thought it a bit odd to be inspired to write about inner turmoil from such a calm, tranquil image. I’m not even having a bad day, the sun is shining and the weather is exceptionally mild for December. I didn’t analyze myself for too long, though, I was thankful for the inspiration.
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Jean Reinhardt 
Beautiful, Jean. I am in agreement with you on the writing process. I, too, see the whole scene played out like a movie when I write; and I’ve noticed that when I’m feeling a bit down, it is easier to write about joyful, happy things and vice verse. The writing process is a strange and marvelous thing.
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Thanks for your comment, Jack. I think that’s why writing can be such good therapy. I’m feeling a lot more content and a lot less anxious, since I began a regular routine of writing two years ago.
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Yes, I know that feeling. I become an actor say all the parts. 🙂
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My trigger finger is at it again. Sometimes I cannot dig up a single thought when I’m sad, but I’m the opposite when I’m happy. 😀
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I think I, too, write a lot more when I’m happy, even when the subject is a sad or sombre one.
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*sigh* ❤
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I find my mood decides the emotion of the chapter I write. But more often than not I find writing a poem will trigger a new scene for my chapter and always breaks the writers block I sometimes find myself in. Certain music inspires my thought waves in directions I have no control over and when reading back my story has taken an unexpected turn I had not intended to write.
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I find it fascinating how one art form can stimulate another and how creativity and inspiration can be triggered by emotion and the senses. I have the same experience with music.
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What music do you listen to when you write?
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Anything from Leonard Cohen to Irish ballads with a little Neil Young thrown into the mix. They are great for stirring the emotions.
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I will give those a try too. I love instrumental music my favourite bring tge piano.
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If Music sets your soul free and give yours muse the wings she needs, to paint your canvas with her words, play on and let the writer find her song ….
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