The Deep Never-ending Well of Inspiration ( #AtoZChallenge & #IWSG )

The faith that we build
Will strengthen our close growing closer

Till waiting is filled
We simply remember we are,
Where ever we are.

---"Dust" by Hall/Erickson

    If you're looking for the May 1st Battle of the Bands then you'll find it HERE.   Hope you will stop by and vote.  

    

  A to Z Reflections are further down this page so hang on and you will get there if you keep on reading.

The Insecure Writer's Support Group

Join us on the first Wednesday of each month in Alex J. Cavanaugh's Insecure Writer's Support Group--a forum of writers who gather to talk about writing and the writer's life. For a complete list of participants visit Alex's Blog. 
     The co-hosts for the  May 3 posting of the IWSG are Joylene Nowell Butler, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, Meka James, Victoria Marie Lees, and M Louise Barbour!

May 3 question - When you are working on a story, what inspires you?

       There is no one single answer to this question.  Inspiration comes from many sources and leads me to different outlets of expression.   Maybe it was something I read in the news or elsewhere.  Or perhaps a story related to me by someone else.  And more often than not my inspiration comes from my own life experiences or my imagination (and who knows where that comes from sometimes). 

         For me inspiration is a continuous flow that weaves and diverges throughout my waking and dreaming existence.  Once into actual writing of a story I might give myself a soundtrack to write by--most often something classical or instrumental in some other genre. Sometimes my mere self-motivation to finish my writing will fuel inspiration.

        In the past few years most of my writing is on my blog.  The yearly Blogging from A to Z April Challenge gives me a lot of writing inspiration so that is a plus for doing that particular blog-a-thon. 

        

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge Reflections 2023

        From my standpoint, considering the conditions under which I have been blogging this year, this 2023 A to Z went pretty darn smoothly.  This year I've been dealing with limited computer access which doesn't allow me to spend a lot of time doing online activities such as blogging.  In some ways this has been good for my personal life, but a great hindrance in doing time consuming activities such as visiting and commenting on other blogs.  Nevertheless, I did manage to post on time for every letter as well as my assigned posts on the A to Z Blog.  And I read every comment though was not always responsive to them.  Thanks to all who commented.

         Primarily I'll attribute my timely postings to doing a lot of my work in March before the Challenge began.  I laid out my posts for April and took many of the photos I would need for illustrating my posts.  The pre-preparation really does help and I will likely do this as much as I can in future Challenges.  It's worked in the past and saved me a lot of grief this year.  Then again, I'm always tempted just to improvise as I go.  Next year is next year.

         Not but more I can add that's better than the Reflections posts that I've read from other participants that I've been able to see.  I'm sure there's many more.

        And my biggest thanks goes out to the incredible A to Z Team.  Thanks to all of you!  If you readers want to check out some of the A to Z Reflections as well as find the links to Team members' blogs go to the Blogging from A to Z Challenge Blog.

Thank you everyone for another great April of blogging fun!