Presumably you're interested in writing if you've chosen to read this writing blog, but are you interested in the other arts as well? I don't mean are you any good with a paint brush or can you dance a nifty battement tendu. I mean, do you take the time to look at artwork, go to exhibitions, study sculptures, listen to Liszt, watch ballet by Balanchine?
If you're producing work in one of the arts on a regular basis, it's important to feed your creativity by taking in inspiration from other art forms. This is the reason why Julia Cameron in The Artist's Way advocates having a weekly artist's date - a time you spend alone doing something that will feed your creativity, like going to an art gallery or an opera or even spending time in a flower shop just taking in the colours, shapes, textures, scents of the blooms.
If you give, give, give of your creativity all the time, but never top up your reserves, your creative reservoir will soon run dry. See what you can do this week to feed your writing soul.
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