What inspires me to write

Hi, it’s Janvier. I’ve already established that I’m a bi nonbinary indie author. People in my everyday life will occasionally ask me what keeps me going and how I stay inspired to write, so I wanted to talk about that today.

I get most of my writing done when I’m single because I’m able to draw from the fantasy of love, the longing I feel for companionship, and the theory of what could be. My brain loves to choose a random person and become infatuated with the idea of them. That’s where a lot of my writing come from. The love interests in my novellas are idealized versions of people my brain has chemicals about. You might be one of them…hmm.

I’m inspired by the music I listen to. My preferred genre changes all the time. Right now I’m obsessed with Dutch black metal, Mexican industrial, and punk from all over the place, but that’s subject to change. I become enamored with genres and that inspires me.

I’m also inspired by my own memories. Sometimes, something that happened to me will randomly pop up in my head and I’ll feel inspired to write it down. That’s always fun. In the same vein, random events and the randomness of life deeply inspire me. If we’ve had a weird conversation in the wild, chances are, you’ve given me something to write about. Thanks for that.

As for how I stay motivated: I have nothing going on. When I want to write, I’m consumed by writing. Right now, I’m the sickest I’ve ever been (I’m seeing a doctor soon. Cross your fingers please.) so I’ve had infinite time to write and that’s what I’ve been doing. I got so much writing done during the pandemic lockdown in 2020 because, again, I had nothing going on. That’s not to say that this comes without sacrifice - my house is really messy. My social life is all online because I’m physically unable to talk. But at least I’ve gotten writing done!

Ultimately, my methods work for me. I have no idea if they’ll work for you, but they work for me. I’ve caught my stride lately and I’m riding the wave while I can. When I get into my “workaholic mode”, I’m unstoppable, as long as I don’t stop. My only advice to catch your own stride is: when the inspiration strikes - and it will - drop everything to pursue that. Everything else can wait. You gotta write.

Thank you for your time. As a local indie author from Atlanta, I appreciate everyone who’s visited by humble little blog so far. Hope you’re having an excellent day and look out for my next novella, Storm Season. It should be out by the end of Summer 2023 if everything goes well!