Finding the muse

[Kim Smith]

Creating a book is not easy.

But it doesn't have to be impossible either. Just make it a part of your life every day. Find inspiration in everything you do, and every where you go.

Are you waiting at the doctor's office? Pull out your notebook and jot down descriptions of some of the other patients. Are they terminally ill? Mentally ill? What could you imagine about them?

Find new ways of describing places as you go there. I once got the description for a police station from a lawyer's office. It's easy to make places you go to for your daily life a part of your story.

But then too, you can't always be "on". You should take time to let ideas jell and meld in your writing mind sometimes, and this will help with your output. Make it better, more solid.

Creating a book is not always easy, but it can be fun!