I’m not procrastinating on my work, I swear.
I’ve actually been very good, writing a little over 10,000 words in the past two weeks. But sometimes, when the words get mucky and the sentences are tangled and the plot isn’t moving, it’s time for me to go visual.
And that’s where Pinterest comes in.
Some people might not see the value in rifling through photos when I need to be churning out words. But I think it gives the word section of my brain some time off and exercises the “shiny! pretty! colorful!” part instead. (Yes, that’s the scientific explanation.) It’s basic cross-training.
I also started some Pinterest boards to collect ideas for various writing projects. These act as digital vision boards. I turn to them whenever I get stuck on a character’s look, am confused about setting, need some help with location or could just use a big, beautiful shot of inspiration.
Here are some images that inspired me today. What do they do for you?
Bagan, Burma. From National Geographic.
Whitehaven Beach, Australia
From Patterson Maker.
YingXi Corridor of Stone Peaks, China.
Holi. By Porus Chaudhry.
Lac Rose in Senegal. From Gingerleaf.
Colorful door.
Mirror statues in Scotland. From http://imgur.com/sD1sd
Wooden churches in Russia. From That Bohemian Girl.
From Send to Paris.
Paulo Nazareth installation.