After the official announcement of the end of the first Freewriting Contest, I took a break off writing for a while (coming from a guy who is on his 4th article of today😂) to look at my entries to the contest.

I know I've not exerted my best efforts, but no matter what happens, I'm convinced I've done a hell of a job (some applause and confetti in my mind). Everyone who posted an entry into that contest should count themselves good writers notwithstanding. It's been long since I saw such an array of writers create such interesting pieces with no research, no Google, no Wikipedia. Just ten minutes and a wild imagination spiced with bittersweet experiences.

But how did I tap into my fountain of inspiration to create those posts?

I took some time off

Before I started any of those stories, I took a lot of time to think about the topic. It was a day or close to 24 hours after the contest commenced that I posted my first entry.

Without any research to be done, I really had to sit down and think before I posted anything. My three entries had a minimum of 24 hours interval between them. That's because creativity takes time to nurture.

But that doesn't mean I thought the whole article. I just thought out my perspective and points.

Spontaneity

As soon as I started typing on my phone, I didn't stop. Once you've thought about your perspective, you'll tap into inspiration. It was a real waterfall, and as soon as I began typing, I didn't stop. I kept on letting out all the creative thoughts I was abke to garner, taking that perspective and molding it into a great story (If I do say so myself).

Borrowed Ideas

More like 'Borrowed Ideas with 0% Plagiarism"

I had to look at what other writers had created after my first post. The best thing about this contest is that it was held as a community, so it wasn't as much about the $150 reward money (that's a big motivator though 😂) as it was about learning about others experiences and gaining insight into others articles.

You have a fountain inside of you, but by reading others articles and borrowing a little of their insight, you've gotten access to a huge waterfall of inspiration.

I owe a lot to various writers' works in order to create mine. Because with them, I was able to explore a lot of perspectives to Alcohol's Effects, and though I was unable to talk about them all, like I said, I did a hell of a job with my attempts.

And finally, as they say (or as I just said), may the best writer win.