Nowadays, I have a serious struggle with inspiration. I can go a full 2 week period where my brain is bursting with ideas and I can't get them down onto paper fast enough before they sink away, replaced by something new and more exciting. One second, I've had an incredible idea for a screenplay that literally won't stop unfolding in my head. Before I've had time to write down any of it, I've already thought up elaborate backstory for every minor character and am researching obscure ancient gods to fit with thoughts as they struggle for a spot at the forefront of my mind. My head is literally a HMV when the new (generic boy band) single has been released. I just realised how completely out of date that metaphor is as I realise that the only thing crowded when a musician releases new music is the iTunes servers. 

However, on other days, my brain is the barren wasteland of plausible ideas and I'm sure that a snail could be more creative than me. Those are the days that I will struggle most with. Although I'm typically seen as a more science-minded person, I like to think I have a relatively active imagination. Sure, I love knowing how things work and I seem to be the only person who actually enjoys complex algebra, but I have my artistic side. On these days where my creativity i at a -9, there's only one thing to do. Forget it. I know you may have been looking for some like Dalai Lama epiphany shit but that's the truth. There's no point squeezing out something rubbish and making yourself feel worse. Take the day off, watch a movie and put your insecurities to the back of your mind. James, a friend of mine was the one whole showed me the benefit of having a day off when he and I chose to take part in a "storytelling exercise" where we would write alternating chapters of a story, one per day. From this experience, I learnt that, even if I'm not working on something every single day, I don't have to completely forget about it. Handing over the reins on a piece of work that you are close to is good for your creativity. It teaches you to be accepting over others' opinions and build constructively on the ideas and opinions of others. So thanks James, if I'm ever a world famous writer, I'll give you a shout out in the acknowledgements ;).

Writing a blog daily takes its toll on your creativity and I often find myself saying the same things every day but I've come up with a solution to this problem. A loose 'schedule' that lets me vary the content while still posting every day. You may or may not like everything I post but I'm hoping that everyone with like at least one topic per week. 

Monday- Creative Writing Piece

Tuesday- A Review of Some Sorts

Wednesday- Suggested Topic

Thursday- Catch Up With Me

Friday- My Favourite Things of the Week

(Notice that I haven't planned anything for the weekends. I'd like to hope I have some sort of social life and that I may be too busy to make a post 7 days a week. That's not to say I may not make the odd one if I'm free)

I'm going to find some pretty place on the blog to put this up for all to see as well as doing some overall maintenance to make it look slightly more appealing so feel free to let le know what you think of the changes.