At a loss for what to write? Examine your own losses. Seek out what’s hidden within you.
Ever had a drought of faith? What about the death of a loved one, a lover, someone you thought you loved, but realized you didn’t even like?
What about the secrets hidden within, those elusive slivers of ecstasy that when touched upon cause only pain and despair?
What are your pet peeves? How would you define the great injustices of your life or those you have observed during your lifetime?
Where have you cheated yourself to remain fair to others?
Have you ever felt cheated by your family?
Who have you cheated to give yourself more–or less?
What do you hope for beyond death?
Or perhaps you don’t believe in death, or life after death?
If in your opinion life holds the key to all mysteries then begin unlocking them with a story that explains all. You may end up with an adventure like the Celestine Prophecy that offers up more questions. And then you’ll have laid the groundwork for series of books.
All that we write is root in human experience. Stories are the great vectors of human experience, what connects humans of one century with those in the next millennium.
Writers must write for those alive in the present and our descendants who will follow.
Our words carry history, what links and binds us to the present and each other, but ultimately what connects us to ourselves and lets us know we are alive–consciousness.
Loss whether great or small, physical or abstract, awakens us to the fact that we are alive.
At a loss for words?
Express what that’s like. You may have the beginnings of an epic.
Where do you get ideas for stories?
How often does loss factor into your plots?
How much is loss an instigator for transformation in your life?