There is nothing like being away from creative pursuits to spur inpiration. I take a break from writing during Christmas, while the kids are home from school. I take a short break between books and during Spring Break, if my deadline allows.
And each time, the same thing happens. After several days away from the creative process, something switches on. The gate goes up. Thoughts and ideas flood in from nowhere, from a movie preview, an article, a girl on the street. I write down my ideas. These are the seeds of my future stories.
I love the way it happens. I love the way the creative juices are freed up after being ignored for several days. More than that, it's as if, after being away from imaginative pursuits, my brain MUST get back to it, yearns to get back to it. Writing, art, ideas, anything creative will do really.
Even in New Orleans after Christmas, I felt that creative itch. I played on my computer with photos I took of my family during break. This is my favorite, taken of my 14-year-old son Chad on a street car in New Orleans, after I asked him how he was enjoying the ride. LOL Not so much, as you can see, but he got a good Facebook photo out of the deal.
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I love that picture! He looks like a rock star!
He looks just like you, Denise. Wow!
Teenagers must think it's so not cool to smile in photos because my boys do the same thing. Great photo! Now if you were a scrapbooker, that would make an awesome layout. :-)
K, funny you said that. I told Chad I thought the pic looked like a CD cover.
Cheryl, he must be a good mix of me and Kevin because some people say he looks just like his dad.
Chad is usually my smiler, but he wanted to be out walking--it was our first nice day in New Orleans, plus that thing stopped at every corner to let people on and off. LOL
What a heart-breaker he is going to be!! This look is the typical, "Mom, why did you ask that question" look, lol. At least he is with you and not at the back of the bus pretending you aren't related!
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