I remember when I was in middle school and I was obsessed with Taylor Swift. You know, the T-Swift that was a sweet teenager and was singing her country music about heartbreak (pretty much every one of her songs was my jam for a good five years…you know…angsty/lovestruck preteen…). I listened to her interviews and read all sorts of stuff about her, and I specifically remember her talking about how she alwaysalwaysalways had to have a pen or pencil and notebook with her at all times. She wrote all her own music, and inspiration would strike out of nowhere. So, she always made sure she had things to write with, that way, whenever the inspiration hit, she would be able to write down her lyrics and ideas.
I have learned that I have to do the same thing. Luckily now, it's easy just to type a note in my phone. But I even found myself at work when I was in high school, bored at the cash register when no one was coming in to the small grocery store where I worked. I would take the scrap papers we would write notes on and start writing sections to add on to the story I was working on at the time. I don't know how many pages I added because I was able to do that. (P.S. - I still do that once in a while at work. If I'm on a break or an idea suddenly strikes me, I pull out a paper and pen and start writing. I try to make sure it doesn't consume a lot of time and I don't focus on it, but I have to write down what comes to me!) This isn't only important as a writer, but it's important to me as a marketer as well. I love coming up with new ideas for promotions, but when I'm put on the spot, I can't come up with anything. Leave it to me to come up with the perfect idea when I'm working out or focused on something totally unrelated to the project! With blog posts too! Sometimes it's difficult to come up with new things to talk about (hard to believe with how much I like to talk…), but I'll be doing something menial and all of a sudden have to jot down a new idea for a post or post series. So if you're creative, whether it's writing, composing, marketing, or anything else, make sure to always have a pen available so that you can take down all of those fleeting ideas. They can be elusive, so it's important to take note when you can so that you don't lose out on the great ideas that you come up with!
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