Obsession to Inspiration

Writers need obsessions that lead to inspiration.  Preoccupations feed creativity with energy.  If Melville hadn't felt the draw of whales, we wouldn't have "Moby-Dick."  The Mississippi River attitude gave Twain notions for "Huckleberry Finn."

A scent of money and its drive inspired Fitzgerald's, "The Great Gatsby."  Wallace Stegner's focus on western expansion provided his many publications and sparked his "Angle of Repose."

Make a list of your favorite authors and determine what might have driven them to write.

Creative Write: Write your statement of an obsession and see where it leads.