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by Barton Cutter
One question IÙ've been toying with lately is, “can we write when we are uninspired?” For me, this begs the questions, “what is inspiration?” and “where does it come from?” Almost all of us have, at one time or another, found ourselves needing to write something that we did not care to write, whether it was because of a boring topic or because we just werenÙt in the right mood.
In these instances, I see two distinct approaches (that is assuming, of course, that we are eventually responsible for the work being completed). The first, and far less appealing in my view, is to do the work grudgingly and pass each key stroke in agony. The second approach is to become inspired by the work and find fulfillment in the task of writing no matter what the topic is.
The core of inspiration, from my own experience, is found not in a pre-existing state of mind that must be present before writing begins but from the joy of letting the words come into being on paper or on the computer screen.
While, of course, we still may need to bear in mind the topic about which we are writing, particularly if we are composing something work related, we can still find joy in the act itself.
For me, the act of typing has become enjoyable and when I return to this very simple pleasure of pressing the keys, I find all the inspiration one could hope to have.
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