Take A Look Around for Writing Inspiration

Waiting for inspiration

Pretty often, we the writers are attacked by a so-called laziness virus. Doing research for the next story for a time bores us too. It’s stressful! How to make a story without feel it as a burden? If it’s your question (and was mine), here the dos list I suggest:

  1. Go out. Take adventure beyond the routines. Like Jean-Mari Gustave Le Clézio, the 2008’s Nobel Prizewinner in the field of literature, did. It will give you things to write.
  2. Listen to other’s story. You will amaze how your ordinary friends have quite interesting experience. At least, it can be a trigger for your work.
  3. You love the songs? Ok. Listen to the lyrics, not merely the music. Sometime it’s inspiring enough as a starting point.
  4. Or, just take a look around you. Believe it or not, every object near you has a meaning. You just need to be more critical and imaginative about objects that used to be insignificant to you.

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Demi Kritik, Ego Penulis Harus Masuk Peti Es

By: Mochammad Asrori

Sudah menjadi pakem bagi seorang penulis yang baru menelurkan novel untuk mencari pembaca sekaligus kritikus bagi karyanya. Proses ini memang tidak wajib, namun bisa dibilang semua penulis besar yang melahirkan karya-karya bestseller melakukannya. Sebut saja Kang Abik yang harus menyodorkan naskah novel Ayat-Ayat Cinta ke banyak pihak, seperti Prie GS, Ahmad Tohari, dan pentolan-pentolan Forum Lingkar Pena.

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