The other day I was trying to do some writing work that I just didn't have the creativity to do. It was a corporate brochure and I had already written a copy for the client, but they wanted it to be "spiced" up. Isn't a corporate brochure supposed to be boring? How do you add a little spice to a brochure on commercial real estate, especially when there aren't any pictures?
What I did was stop for a moment to write some thoughts down. Just whatever came to mind. At first, my brain was telling me that I was wasting time and I needed to get cracking on this project. But how could I write the 'spicy' project when I was running low on spice? I was just staring at the paper anyway, I might as well just write some thoughts down.
So I wrote for about 10 minutes. I wrote whatever came to my mind. I don't remember what I wrote because I don't have my book with me, but that small exercise opened me up to creativity. Even though I wasn't able to complete the project for a few more days, eventually that flow came back and I was feeling somewhat normal again (whatever that is!).
About Me
- Tamara Hanson
- I started writing at a very young age, penning stories about the Titanic, ghosts, and other paranormal things. I then took my masterpieces and taped them to my desk at school. Some kids had their art, I had my stories. In 1995, I received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Regina. At one point in my life, I thought I could help people through counselling. However, the writing muse kept calling my name and, after a ten year break of not writing, I picked up my pen again...or rather, turned on my used Mac computer that I bought from my Psychology professor, which had no hard drive. (Remember, this is the 90s.) Fast forward about a million years, and here I am, sitting in front of my computer, hammering out stories for the world to enjoy.
2 comments:
Ok, now I totally want to know how you spiced up a commercial real estate brochure.
Ian
Sorry, couldn't resist that. How do you "spice up" a commercial real estate brochure? That sounds about as easy as writing an exciting essay on the love life of the barnacle. On second thought, I'll go with the barnacles hands down...
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