10 Ways to Inspire Your Fiction by Beth Barany

Hi Creative Writers, Here are 10 ways to inspire your fiction, when you’re stuck or when you want to start a writing day.

In no particular order:

1. Listen to music on shuffle (I used Apple Music, but you could just as easily use Spotify, Pandora, etc.)
2. Go to an art gallery (IRL — in real life — or virtually)
3. Take a walk outdoors
4. Watch something out of the ordinary on Netflix
5. Browse at the bookstore or library and see what you’re drawn to
6. Speak to a stranger and ask about their hobbies
7. Ask a friend what lights them up
8. Eat a new food
9. Travel virtually via Instagram (I love traveling to Paris. Where would you love to go?)
10. Playing “What if” with your writing friends.
11. BONUS: Read children’s books! (Here’s one from my cousin, just published.)
12. BONUS: See the earth from space. That will give you perspective.

What inspires you to write fiction?

Post in the comments below.