The
beginning of a story lay on a character, a situation, a look... The story might
not be complete, but its future starts to become possible.
You can write about something that you are
interested in, or about something that you'll discover on the way. A good start
is being aware of everything, and activating your senses. Learning how to
listen. If you want to gather ideas, you need to be a good observer. It's not
enough to just see, you have to know how to listen, capture the smells, sensations,
people's characters, the scene, etc.
Pay attention to all the details. They will get
fixed to your mind, and even to your heart, making it easier to reflect them on
paper.
YOUR
READING CORNER
Like Water
for Chocolate, by Laura
Esquivel, is a great novel where culinary descriptions serve as a pretext to
recall smells, sensations, and feelings. In between Mexican recipes, a love
story begins to unfold, in which characters suffer from an inevitable
separation.
Perfume by
Patrick Süskind is the
story of a murderer, in which smell is the most important medium to describe
the story. The main character lives and embodies this sensation, transmitting
it to the reader in a horrifying way.
Exercises: Calling the muse
1.
Practice
contemplation. Be amazed by the all the details in nature. Go to museums, enjoy
art. Breath all that which can give you some creativity. Dance. Embrace life.
2.
Practice
relaxation and meditation in order to connect with your creative self. No one
else can tell you what to write about better than yourself.
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