Memorable quote:
“It’s interesting how awake we are in new places.”
I think I’ve said before that I’m actively trying not to spoil what each day’s exercise is and I’m going to continue, but today’s audio included something other than the norm and it really had me thinking. He walked through a cemetery during the timed exercise because new places can really get our minds churning and it reminded me of my honeymoon.
Husband and I spent a week in NYC and it was absolutely amazing for quite a few reasons, but what surprised me and really sticks out is how much inspiration I got from just walking. Waiting for a subway or passing by a building and my mind was whirling with all of these different story ideas. And I finished Camp Nano’s 50,000 words the day before we boarded the plane, so it’s not like I hadn’t been writing. I was planning on not doing anything creative after that writing camp, but then was immersed with bounds of sudden creativity.
I forgot about that. Not that I forgot the ideas, but I forgot how inspiring a new place can be.
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Nikki Bradley 