Write With Ozzy

Tag: Inspiration

  • Inspiration Strikes at 9am

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    Writing Needs Routine More Than Romance W. Somerset Maugham famously said: It’s a joke, of course. But like many good jokes, it lands because it’s true. Most people misunderstand how creative work actually gets done. They imagine writers waiting for a flash of brilliance, for the muse to appear with a smirk and a cigarette…

  • The Myth of the Lightning Bolt

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    Where Ideas Really Come From Writers love to talk about “the moment it hit me”—that flash of inspiration, that perfect idea arriving out of nowhere like a lightning bolt straight to the brain. It’s a good story. It’s cinematic. But it’s not the truth. At least, not the whole truth. Because in my experience, most…