How Do You Start To Write A Book

“Aspiring authors wait for inspiration to come before they can start to write. For authors, inspiration comes while writing."

Have you ever mumbled the words, “I just haven’t felt inspired to write?” After reading the above quote, you are probably sinking down in your seat from shame. Well, don’t. Keep those shoulders straight and that head held high. Feeling uninspired, and not wanting to write as a result, doesn’t make you less than the committed author you desire to be. That makes you human . . . a human who writes.

Feeling uninspired at times and believing inspiration is the fuel it will take to push out that bestseller is normal. That’s all a natural part of the writing process. It’s a rut I’m sure every literary artist has been in. But you don’t have to stay there, and more importantly, you don’t ever have to go back.

For so long writers and authors alike have been given the advice “Don’t write if you’re not feeling inspired, otherwise it will end up being a mess.”

Maybe so. Actually, there is no maybe about it. Uninspired writing absolutely can end up being a mess. Perhaps you’ve done it before; dragged yourself to your computer one morning after having been up all night pounding away at the keyboard. Yet the feeling of obligation to “write every day” forced you to get right back at it. Maybe you even had a personal issue that had your mind a little frazzled, not allowing you to be your usual creative self.

If you must perform that other piece of advice—the one about going for a walk and then coming back and trying to write—and you return still uninspired, I suggest you try sitting down and writing anyway. Perhaps as you begin to write that creative gene (that can only be held at bay if you allow it to be) will show itself strong. Your words may start off a little messy and unfocused, but eventually they can begin to transform into something amazing.

Oh, and about that messy part . . . You can do what you do with any other mess you make; go back and clean it up. But never talk yourself out of writing due to lack of inspiration. Your job is to inspire others through your written words. If you can’t even get inspired yourself, then how are you going to inspire readers?

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