inspiration.
For the writer, reading is essential – if you don’t put anything in, nothing worthwhile is likely to come out. Hungry, enquiring minds soak up facts, films and folklore, art, architecture and archaeology, trends, travel and trivia, along with anything else of interest they come across. Food for thought comes in many different guises. Often the exercise of mental ‘collecting’ is mirrored by physical collecting – you’ll notice how many creative people hoard ephemera, books, magazines and music. These are often simple prompts, potential markers on the murky, and beautifully unexpected road to creativity.