The art of inspiration.

I think it's really, really important to write what you know. Okay maybe not ONLY what you know, but I think that should always be, kind of, where you start. Like, I find my pieces on the world of retail to be really, really good and really, really funny. That's because I know retail. I've been swimming my way through a sea of clothing and customers for the last three years. I dream in retail, and I think it retail. I even sing along with those annoying retail songs. And, I always speak up and tell people the brand of clothing someone is wearing and if I sell it. No joke. It gets kind of old, I'm sure. Anyway, I also write about boyfriends that are so distant it's like they're on another continent solely because of video games. I can make the reader feel as isolated as an island during a category four hurricane. I can do this because I know the feeling.

It's hard to get inspired. I'm starting to feel that way now. I'm taking two workshops right now, and I find myself struggling for inspiration. I think tomorrow or Wednesday, I'm going to go somewhere and just sit and people watch. I'm going to hunt for inspiration. I know that everyone has baggage. Everyone is doing they're best to keep secrets. Everyone is pretending to be normal, when inside, they're raging. It's interesting to wonder what's going on in someone's head. I'm looking forward to doing some "research". After all, people watching is definitely research for any writer.