Selah // Something Witty

Take your broken feet and run.

Date: 07.06.17 -- Day 40
Music: "Overcome" / Laura Mvula featuring Niles Rodgers

Finding inspiration for a story hasn't been a problem for a while now. Sometimes my brain has a tendency to create grand things out of the simplest of interactions, lyrics to a song, or the color of the sky if I happen to catch just write. I love my imagination for that, and I kind of...hate it, too. Trying to slam the breaks on something like a new story can be both frustrating and heartbreaking because I cannot give it the full attention it deserves. As it is, I know I will not be able to write out all the things I've imagined. There are simply not enough years in my lifetime. Idk if that's a "with great power comes great responsibility" issue or "all things come with a price" issue, but it's definitely an issue.

To try and curve this problem, I've been writing in the different storyverses I've created for several years now. These are projects with at least five books, usually more, estimated within the series. It's a long, sometimes tedious process as my brain ain't what it used to be. However, writing those has left me no time to write poetry or one-shot short stories. The funny thing about this is that I used to hate reading novel series and promised myself never to read them. So my hope is to carve out some time while I'm on break from school to write some short stories that have no connection to each. Try to unhook the grand plan part of my brain and just write for the exercise. Maybe even attempt some poetry!

To do that I've looked up some contests to get some writing inspiration. A quick shout out to all the contest runners and writers on WDC because all of you are amazing for dedicating your time to a contest. The ones I've been thinking about are:


"Fabulous Fantasy Contest "   by A E Willcox

"Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest"   by Writing.Com Support

"Supernatural Writing Contest - Closed"   by Jayne

"Paranormal Romance Contest"   by Jim Hall

"The Flash Blog Contest - Closed"   by Dee

"The Grim Reaper Contest - Closed"   by Fictiøn Ðiva the Wørd Weava


Knowing me, I probably won't make it the finish line, although I would love to do just that. The main goal is to get that momentum flowing again. Dust off the cobwebs, crack my knuckles, and find some room for something that will not take volumes to finish. Let's see if I can stop myself from being me, lol