WRITER'S BLOCK: WEBSITE HELP

I must have been looking for inspiration when I went to my bookshelf where I have scads…. 50+…. books on writing process.  I was going to Florida for the weened and wanted to take some reading material with me.  Maybe to help me with a blog post.   Or to continue with the novel I'm working on.

But, what caught my attention was a Writer's Digest issue (I keep the ones I like, and work hard to not become a hoarder) called "Writer's Yearbook 2007."  I remember that when I bought it I had been drawn to the article "101 Best Websites for Writers."  And, here I was on the plane reading a variety of articles but being captured once again by this same article.

Having resources to jog your creativity is essential for the writer.  We may write alone, but we are not hermits.  In fact, in some ways we're pretty social people.  In further fact, writing is a communicative activity.  While it's fun to write for ourselves, often we have some kind of audience in mind… even if we need to suppress the need to please that audience as we let our creativity flourish.

"101 Website for Writers" is an incredible resource in part because of the diversity of topics covered.  Even if you have nothing that you're interested in learning about, I challenge you to read this article and not come up with some site of remarkable interest and value to you.

This time around, I've made up my mind to check out the sites that interest me, bookmark them and visit them at least from time to time to keep the writing inspiration that leads to writing perspiration alive.

Again, I challenge you to do the same if you're ready.

Remember, as a writer, or wannabe writer, what's important is to keep writing.