... articles I've read, people like to know the stories behind a book and how an author gets his/her inspiration. Generally, I don't ponder on my inspirations and it may be a touch dangerous to probe ... by two online author friends. A Hand in his Pocket came about after reading a post on how certain written phrases might appear if they were taken literally.  Example:  "He put a ...

... is indeed needed for writing. Without any inspiration, it is quite difficult to get ideas and thoughts to write. This is more so for articles or written matter that is more dependent on ... . The smell is certain to bring about a change in your mood and trigger inspiration in you. All this is possible because smells have always been known to awaken the creativity in you and also trigger memories of ...

... finished it in brass band form rather than wind band. It is written to represent perseverance and a will to continue through hardship. Please listen and/or read ... critique and/or comments, and would appreciate any input from others. Thanks in advance! :) Attached Files Inspiration and Perseverence.mus (96.9 KB) Inspiration and ...

By Guest Blogger Kathy Unruh Songwriting is one part inspiration and one part perspiration. It doesn’t matter whether you have a ... seeing a gun magazine sitting on a coffee table with that headline written on it’s cover. Likewise, The first lines of Roger Miller’s song, “King of the Road”, were written after seeing the words: “Rooms To Let 50 Cents” and &# ...

... ?" or "About time." Unless you've written a book, it's hard to understand the hard ... regurgitate my idea onto my computer. I wish! It's more like 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration. It's easy to have an idea ... time, even in the middle of the night basically whenever they get their 'inspiration'. I find it frustrating when I go to bed and immediately ...

... Lucy Brewster, the free-spirited proprietor of Sweet Inspiration, has a flair for concocting sugary confections but no time for ... debut author Penny Watson that was original, sexy, well written and ... inspiring in more ways than one! ;) This is the story of Nicholas Sebastian ... small upstate town that has a small cafe, Sweet Inspiration. Following up on a tip that the cafe's sugar cookies are ...

... Bible, but to my mind, I don't think his point is to defend a particular doctrine of inspiration. Rather, he is simply trying to show that accepting certain human characteristics, or even cultural ... all those Christians who secretly wonder: Can I believe the Bible, even if some of the details, including the way the stories were written, seem strangely "human"? Relax. The Bible is ...

... usual blog schedule a bit - I'm bringing you member inspiration today, rather than on Friday. So take a break from your turkey day prep to get a little Home Front inspiration from the best member gallery on the planet. =) It's been so exciting to see Home Front turn ... The detail of the outlined houses with the house number written on one is brilliant, and that Maya Road chip houses ...

As I've written here and here, for many years I painted all over the West and routinely sought inspiration in the big views it affords from the Rockies, to ... in a distinct four season climate. While there is nothing dramatic or majestic about any of it, it is a constant source of inspiration for my work. Perhaps most surprising of all is how close to home my favorite painting grounds are. In ...

... of cheerios and diapers and laundry and yet I have such an active imagination. I think of all the songs I have written that I one day want to put in a record album, I think of all the movies I have tried to make, and all the books I have written in my head. And all of those things I have done only for myself. But they are dreams, silly dreams if you ask me and I never work on making those dreams ...