Szabi: One small page for a man, one giant novel for mankind. I didn’t even have the courage to TRY NaNo this year (given the awful crap going on in life at the moment), so you’re one giant leap ahead of me already. And now for a bad moonjoke: hope your novel has gravity, and isn’t too lunatic.

Paul: Nature is a wonderful thing – one of the reasons my lady and I moved to where we are now is because it’s by the sea. 10 minutes toddling and I’m standing in piles of small stones with the wind whipping a layer of skin off my face and sea gulls attempting to either deafen me or use me for target practice! Wonderful. (By the way, I think you can get arrested for, uh, “connecting” with critters, if you’re not careful.)

I just came back from spending 24 hours with a herd of Morgan horses. I nearly didn’t go, as I was deep in a rut and finding it arduous to even tweet.

I’m so glad I went. I connected with earth and grass and flowers and critters and returned highly refreshed. I’ve started a blog for the people who own the farm. But I can’t stop writing in it myself! http://goodmorgans.wordpress.com/

It sure is good to have some mojo back. Best regards, P.

“And some of them are struggling to find inspiration and determination.”

Don’t even mention. I also ran against the wall… I have my story but nothing put down. However it is incredibly exciting and I will take your advice. You shared some great thoughts here.

Thanks.

Human interaction is one of the resources I use for inspiration. As simple as a daily commute or, for me, a conversation with a patient adds to the story lines of my characters.

Z