tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post4930019052396905576..comments2024-03-27T06:54:55.000+02:00Comments on Ellis Shuman Writes: Where Do You Go for Inspiration?Ellis Shumanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-64368137019077048002015-12-07T22:18:00.797+02:002015-12-07T22:18:00.797+02:00Thanks, Ellis, I just wrote about something simila...Thanks, Ellis, I just wrote about something similar and the place I picked out was the Valley of Fire State Park in Nevada. There is a spot with metal scaffolding where you can view some petroglyphs. The glyphs tell a story, one that is universal to our experience. It's not an epic or anything, just a boy whose pride overrules good judgment and has to be saved by his father. The "self-published" author is unknown, but it is all both humbling and an inspiration.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600398497052186752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-87409309312337375392015-01-20T05:15:57.026+02:002015-01-20T05:15:57.026+02:00Ellis- Thanks for this lovely blog post.I related...Ellis- Thanks for this lovely blog post.I related to your sources of inspiration, as I fuel my muse with hiking, snowshoeing, skiing and being in nature almost every day. I live near a mountain ("Monte Sol"), an 800-foot elevation increase, just under a mile to the summit, but some weeks I do this every day. On the way up, I often get some of my best ideas; sometimes I will journal as I sit at the top on sunny boulders. Sky, trees, sweeping vistas: they give me my best ideas!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-26775790755688266792014-09-11T02:26:57.019+03:002014-09-11T02:26:57.019+03:00For me, inspiration comes from either putting myse...For me, inspiration comes from either putting myself into a natural setting (walking the dogs, getting out the kayak etc) or surrounding myself with other writers. Workshops, retreats and writing groups all work, but any other kind of social gathering (while fun to be sure) distracts rather than inspires me.Kath Morganhttp://www.thewritingretreat.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-42770702760015301412014-08-06T05:22:09.164+03:002014-08-06T05:22:09.164+03:00Ellis,
Your writings are fantastic. Whenever I ca...Ellis,<br /><br />Your writings are fantastic. Whenever I can I'm reading what you write.<br /><br />Inspiration acts mysteriously inside me. Sometimes just one word to trigger inspiration. Certainly nature helps me a lot, but one of the most valuable sources are the songs.<br /><br />Regards,<br />BLOGZOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00731556547576767931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-56179369238378190762014-05-25T14:12:45.515+03:002014-05-25T14:12:45.515+03:00Nature = great for writers!Nature = great for writers!Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-84627304912041741022014-05-25T14:12:04.938+03:002014-05-25T14:12:04.938+03:00I'm glad this post helped inspired you Charli!...I'm glad this post helped inspired you Charli! Get back outside and then start writing. :)Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-35326732696667750172014-05-24T18:25:13.817+03:002014-05-24T18:25:13.817+03:00I totally agree with what you say. Whenever I surr...I totally agree with what you say. Whenever I surround myself with greens, I would suddenly feel so liberated, the birds' singing, the flowers' scents, the trees' rustles... I guess humans aren't meant to live in cities. They're supposed to live in environment in which they're surrounded by nature, and that's the place where our brains could work in its optimal state. ;)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15627301976162068966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-35810436529354186942014-05-23T06:45:34.142+03:002014-05-23T06:45:34.142+03:00Today my inspiration began to wobble and I know th...Today my inspiration began to wobble and I know the reason. I've been visiting daughters for nearly a month and I'm away from my greatest source of inspiration--my back yard. There I have mountains where the tamaracks are greening, a pond that is hosting a Great Blue Heron and other migratory fowl and a garden with soft, black dirt. With cup of coffee in hand, I begin my mornings just staring at the pond, the sky, the mountains. Then I go write. Now I know the length of the charge on my writing batteries and it's time to get back outside! Thank you--I needed this post tonight.Charli Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04581904259256196353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-12266282239177293412014-05-15T16:19:41.189+03:002014-05-15T16:19:41.189+03:00Thanks for your response, Allan. I am hoping it wi...Thanks for your response, Allan. I am hoping it will 'inspire' others to comment as well.Ellis Shumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07884885978804222016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1102623923329719653.post-45011111734948869062014-04-22T03:54:30.115+03:002014-04-22T03:54:30.115+03:00Inspiration really is everywhere. Towards the end ...Inspiration really is everywhere. Towards the end of the winter I took a long walk in my small town. I'd forgotten about the old cobblestone bridge. It was so quite and peaceful as I walked across. Not a sole in sight. you couldn't help but be inspired. It really reminded me of the inspiration that's right under your nose all the time. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17317067204121854565noreply@blogger.com