Finding writing inspiration

First of all, thanks to Angela Hoy for giving Will Write For Chocolate a plug in her weekly e-mail newsletter for freelance writers, WritersWeekly.

When I was in my early teens, I used to write fan letters to my favorite authors. In retrospect, I’m surprised at how many wrote back; some of them must […]

Writing journals and other inspiration

Back from Italy! You can see my report starting here. I opted not to bring my laptop on the trip but kept up my writing journal.
I started my writing journal after reading Julia Cameron’s The Right To Write: An Invitation and Initiation into the Writing Life. I found this book incredibly inspirational, as I did […]

Writing inspiration follow-up and a survey re: writing communities

A survey for my next column: Do you participate in any online writing communities? Why or why not? If you do, which ones are your favourites? Please include any relevant URLs, thanks.
In my last column, I asked how the rest of you found creative inspiration. Some of your responses:
From Palmer:
“…Generally I go between reading something, […]