Rain

Dark

spots

upon the

pave –

ment

Their brothers and sisters

are joining, faster

and faster

Infinite numbers of dark

spots upon

the

pavement

They

are leaving

Now

arrives

the sunshine

Write a Novel

Do you have a boring job? Need something to distract your mind as you almost fall over from Big Brother Boredom knocking you over the head with a brick? Then I have a solution!

Write a novel.

Well, maybe not a novel; it doesn’t have to be a novel so to speak, but some sort of story. Fake or real. Fantasy or reality. It doesn’t matter; either way, your mind will buzz through the clock because of your mind running on creative juices. Instead of staring at the clock in front of you and letting the numbers burn into your eyes, find a distant spot (don’t worry about looking crazy by standing there looking distracted – it’s better than standing, staring, and looking depressed), and create your winning story! I’ve found myself able to, after I get my mind focused enough to…well, focus. Depending on my mood, sometimes I’ll play out scenes of my story in my mind as if I was actually typing. Or I play it out like a movie yet add a sort of unknown narrator to describe little details that would normally be written out (the weather, a character’s tone or appearance, etc).

It might seem a little crazy at first, but really, it can actually be pretty fun and interesting to see what you come up with if you haven’t already. Recently I’ve been trying to focus on a story that originated in my Story Writing class last semester. What originally was supposed to be a short story turned into a 21-page beginning of a long project. Unfortunately, I haven’t been in the best writing moods when I’m just sitting at home, you know, the time when I should be writing! It’s when I’m at work or doing something that requires little activity (no offense to my job, but standing at a retail register doesn’t exactly fill my large work ethic) that I suddenly get a story idea. It might be a character, a plotline, or something as small as a phrase. Makes me wish that I was allowed and willing enough to carry a recorder with me to catch those last minute or seconds-lasting ideas.

Either way, next time you find yourself insanely bored and looking to distract your mind, start your next novel and don’t let life cut-off your creativity!