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Various people have different sources of inspiration for creative writing. One of the most popular sources is called journalizing. Journalizing means simply writing about your thoughts and inspiration on a regular or semi-regular basis. In the song, "I found her diary underneath a tree," a young finds his own true lover's diary, and mistakenly believes that she is writing about him. Only after reading her diary, he discovers that she loves someone else.

One of my former college teachers mentioned that her students should keep a record of their lives for future generations, and that not enough young people were doing so. Diaries were one way for one generation to pass on advice to another.

Recording her life's events in a diary is what Ann Frank managed to accomplish during World War 11. In her tales from her secret attic, she faithfully records not only the personal blight of her immediate family, but of her fellow German Jews as well. Winston Churchill diligently recorded his prospective of the turbulent worldwide events that transpired during his very adventuresome life span. The former prime minister of England regularly journalized events which provided future generations with his valuable insightful information.

However, recording information into a journal or diary by using personalized experience is not the only source of inspiration for creative writing. Poets frequently look to nature. In the poem "Trees the poet's closing lines states, "poems were made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree." In the poem, Oh the Wonder of It All, composed by me I write about by own personalized encounter with nature. However, Jesus Christ, is really the Wonder of it All!

As a young adult, I walked through Clark Park on an early Autumn's day. "The air so cool and crisp, it's my fondest wish to watch Autumn's first leaf fall. Oh, The Wonder of it All! Red, yellow, green, and brown, Autumn's first leaf gently falls to the ground. The leaf in my hand is so very small. Oh, the Wonder of it All! The wind blows the leaf away. There's no reason for me to stay. I marvel at the first sign of fall. Oh, the Wonder of it All!"

Creative writers tend to engage in research of various topics. For example, a magazine article may be searching for information on a topical basis. Popular themes include: spiritual experiences in various religions such as Judaism or Christianity. Both Jews and Christians alike search the Holy Bible for a source of inspiration. Both groups recognize the Old Testament's validity. However, as one Jewish rabbit stated," The Old Testament is for the Jews, and the the New Testament is for the Christians." However Jews, Christians and skeptics alike use both the Old Testament, and the New Testament to prove the validity of their religious arguments, and proposals.

Love and romance are very popular topical sources for creative writing. One popular musical comedy of the late 1960's was, "How to Succeed in Business without really trying." A young man employed as a window washer buys a book on How to Succeed in Business without really trying, and carefully fellow it's advice. He discovers, romance and adventure that he didn't plan on encountering in his rapid climb up the corporate ladder from the mail room to the prospective CEO position in a fictionalized big business company in New York City.

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