It has been a jam-packed weekend, and I am tired, but in a good way. I am struggling to find inspiration and a slice right now. I have perused other writers’ slices, and nothing. I’ve looked around the room where I’m trying to write, and nothing. Where are all the words hiding? Why can’t I come up with an idea?!? Do you know why? All the ideas are hiding from me in a twisted game of Hide-and-Seek!

Where exactly do writing ideas hide?

• in memories
• in worries about upcoming events
• in the songs of the birds and the whispers of the trees
• in tales told by your grandchildren
• in bits and pieces of overheard conversations
• in heartache and disappointment
• in laughter and smiles, sadness and joy
• in full-circle moments
• in favorite sweaters and stories of where they have been
• in chaos and in quiet

Writing ideas are hiding everywhere, some in plain sight. Here’s to hoping tomorrow I have the energy to get in the game and coax those illusive ideas out of their hiding places.