A Writer's Pen

     Welcome back! It's time to dive back into our rousing pursuit of inspiration! Stick around as we chase this tricky creature from the Heights of Musing to the Depths of Brainstorming. When our journey reaches its end, you may find that inspiration is not as elusive as it first seemed.      Last time, we took a look at two tricky questions:     Does a writer need to be inspired to write?     How can they find inspiration in their writing?     Today, in the second half of this two-part series, I'll be addressing one last question that may arise on this topic:     What if there is something preventing finding inspiration in writing?     Let's say that you have the keys of inspiration jingling on your mental keyring, a free afternoon to write, and a fully charged laptop... but something still is impeding the flow of inspiration. Could there be an underlying issue? How can you fix it?     Today, I'd...

     Hello! Unfortunately, my schedule this week didn't allow for the writing of Capturing Inspiration: Part Two. Due attending a daily lengthy online class, I was unable to complete it in time. It will be postponed until the week after next.           Thank you for your patience! Have a great day!      ~Madelyn

    For the previous articles in this series, see the Introduction and Part One .       Good afternoon! Today I'll be presenting how what you read affects how you speak.       Matthew 12:34, " The mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart."  When what you read fills your heart and affects your thoughts, it won’t be long before it creeps into your speech.      I said in my last post that your conscience may become dulled when reading stories containing sinful behavior. When this happens, you may not acknowledge the evil of some language to the point that you begin to pick up words and phrases that are not glorifying to God. When a book contains foul language, always be alert to how it affects your mind and speech and never be hesitant to put the book down if you find you begin to speak in that way or become calloused to the wrong of sinful language.      Foul words aren’t the only thing that can cree...