Literature

There's a running troupe in New York, about the lengths up-and-coming artists go in order to get people to listen to their mixtapes. From standing outside on the corner all day, passing out their albums to people passing by...

I am a reluctant writer. What this means to me is that regardless of any reward that could come with putting my thoughts on paper, whether for a class or my own personal expression, beginning the process can be difficult for me.

They say what you are interested in as a child is the biggest indicator of what you should be when you grow up. For me, this proved to be absolutely true.

The two senses of hearing and sight aid the lack of inspiration I deal with on any given day. As a journalism student, I am given nothing but reading and writing assignments.

Where do I find inspiration? A simple enough question with an answer that is really never-ending. Inspiration isn`t something that is usually easy to describe much less where to find it.

Despite all evidence to the contrary, Joseph considered himself a writer. Granted, he had not written anything good in months, with the brief yet glorious pinnacle of his literary career...

Writing is such a beautiful tool that can be utilized in a myriad of ways. I consider myself a creative individual, I play piano, guitar, draw, paint, take photos, and write poetry.

I have faced countless experiences living in this busy world where no footstep is silent. As a person of the pen, what I wanted was neither a place nor an object to strike up my imagination into something truly magical.

You experience something brand new, something grand, something big. You wake up in the middle of the night with a dream that seems farfetched but you can rewrite it like a movie.

My inspiration for writing comes from music. I have always been passionate about music and appreciate most genres. Whenever I put on a song to match the mood that I`m in, it gets my creative juices flowing.

Throughout high school and college, students are pushed to write essays. Answering a question like `Do college essays serves their purpose?` depends on the person or even the professor.

Fighting writer's block is one of the hardest things to overcome. You try to grab an idea that works and nothing comes to mind. When you finally do catch that perfect concept...

Inspiration is a funny thing, it can be subtle, a slow realization, a thought of Oh this might be a good idea or hit you like a train, coming from nowhere...

It seems like only yesterday I was a fresh-faced postgraduate excited about exploring the scientific frontier. Four years later I am a proud owner of a Ph.D. certificate, a little tired and worn down by all the academic challenges.

As sunlight streams in through a window, the light illuminates the world within. As a human being, you work the same way when it comes to finding inspiration to write.

Was I on fire too? Of course not, but I felt a wave of this somewhat burning sensation flood my blood vessels, slowly streaming its way to my skin while collecting parts of my flesh that were perhaps still reactive.

My eyes have begun to droop, my heading nodding closer and closer to the table, my hands have stalled out, hovering over my keyboard, the words on my screen are blurry and indifferentiable from each other.

Every person has experienced writer's block in their life, however few can effectively overcome this disheartening obstacle when composing their personal literary masterpiece.

The book Passing by Nella Larsen is unique in some way, throwing up in the air prejudices and social expectations regarding ethnicity, gender, and factors that make up identity.