The following is an excerpt from The Children’s Writer’s Guide.
Activities unrelated to writing can often unlock your inspiration, whether you’re doing laundry, walking the dog, tidying the house, mowing the lawn or doing the dishes.
It’s surprising how even the most mundane tasks can launch you on the road to your next story.
Consider airports, for example; there is usually little to do while you’re waiting for your flight to leave.
However, you’re surrounded by many different kinds of people as they eat snacks; drink coffee; read books, newspapers or magazines; listen to music or perhaps chat to the person beside them.
You don’t know these people at all, but to the writer, such a situation can provide a wealth of material.
You can pass the time idly speculating about the lives, jobs, families, even the hopes and dreams, of your fellow travelers.
Similarly, if you undertake a regular journey to work on a bus or train each morning with lots of other people, the possibilities for inspiration are almost endless.
Learn more about The Children’s Writer’s Guide and all Simon’s other books on his website at https://simon-rose.com/.
Simon also offers a variety of coaching services for writers and his Writing for Children and Young Adults online course.
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