I’m Stuck!

So, you’ve started writing your Gold Coast Anthology story and you’re stuck! It happens to me, too. What do you do? Just keep it in the back of your mind while everything in your life is going on around you. Apply everything you see and hear to it to see if things fit. Further inspiration can come from other fiction and real life. Another thing I do is make a mind map of crazy possibilities. You can write anything that comes to mind down. You won’t use most of it, but you might find something good. You could look through some more of our photos. Another one might add inspiration. I love to talk to friends about my stories or ask them to read them, though I have usually finished it before I hand it over to read. Sometimes friends come up with great suggestions and see the story from an angle that I’ve missed.

I’m writing this blog with a photo of the Natural Arch, or Natural Bridge attached. I love this place, it’s my favourite easy bush walk, just 50 minutes drive south west of Nerang. If you haven’t been you should go! Really.

I’ve been so many times. At daytime, at night time to see the glow worms. I’ve swum in the cave. There were eels, but they didn’t bite me. Swimming under the waterfall is kind of painful, but still fun! I’ve never jumped down the hole. You can’t right now as there’s a big pointy log poking up from the water. You probably shouldn’t ever…but I’d still love to jump, even if it means getting impaled. Maybe, one day.

One night I walked down there I am a snake and a crayfish. The crayfish was on the track trying to fight us. Super cute.

Good luck with your story writing! Writing and bush walking … two adventures with many winding paths to choose from.