“Nature’s inspiration begins

when you open the blinds.”

 

Staring at your computer screen, typing a sentence, deleting it because it doesn’t sound right, over and over again? Does this sound familiar to you? Writer’s block. How do you unlock it? Start early in the day, and allow your writing to be inspired by nature. Get up and open the blinds before you make the coffee. Look outside. Describe what you see and hear. Pay attention to the fleeting thoughts that quickly pass through your mind.

Still Small Voice

Important messages may often be ignored by writers because they failed to listen to the still small voice. It was just a word you thought of or an impression you felt. Oh, yes, but maybe that little impression or word was leading you to a greater realization or revelation. Don’t ignore the impressions or words that come to you that may not mean anything to you at the time. Listen to them. Write them down.

Got a few minutes? Get a pen and some paper, or sit down at your computer to record notes. Set a timer for three minutes. Now, try this experiment:

Window Nature Writing Exercise

Go open your window blinds. Sit where you can look through the blinds and can look outside. What is the first thing you notice? Write it down. My blinds are open, and I’m sitting at my dining room table, typing on the laptop. While I’m guiding you in the experiment, I’m also doing the same thing. It’s one of my nature exercises for writing. The first thing I noticed was a limb on a big tree in my front yard that moved faintly.

Now allow yourself to watch and listen. Whatever you observe, write it down – even the least thing. When the three minutes are up, come back to this blog post.

How about sharing with me in the comment area the things you observed? I’ll share my observations written from my three-minute experiment:

Birds chirping. Wind chimes. More limbs moving gently. Clear blue sky. Green grass. My crape myrtle bush moving. Shadows on the grass. Sun’s shadows on the porch column on the house across the road.

See how easy that was? I wrote 34 words. How many did you write? Save what you wrote, and repeat the exercise throughout the day. Add the words up. Think about it. Right now it’s10:36 a.m., Central Time. However, if I repeat the exercise at different times of the day, the observations will look different. Do this exercise as often as you need or want to. Make window nature writing a part of your daily writing routine.

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