In all of these situations, we might be waiting for inspiration to strike. We twiddle thumbs, thinking about all the creative work we might do if only the muse would speak to us. Inspiration might arrive out of the blue and offer something, but it might also leave just as suddenly. What you need to be is ready if inspiration does strike, and be ready to create even if it never does. 

Finding Your Creative Spark is about learning methods and creative habits that get words on the page. This is a class that embraces what inspiration has to offer, but also offers methodologies for creating when inspiration is being elusive.  

Nobody needs to seek a fancy degree to create, or spend tons of hours in a classroom to be able to write. Classes can help you get better once you have really embraced the creative process, but they do not provide permission to write. The permission to create is already yours to begin with. This class is for anyone who wants to write, regardless of their ability or experience. This is a safe space to try things out, discard what doesn’t work for you, fail a bit (in a good way), and find pathways for success. 

Daniel J. Cecil is a writer and teacher in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. His work has appeared in The Rumpus, The Heavy Feather Review, The LA Review of Books, Barrelhouse, Miracle Monocle, and The Stranger among other notable publications. His fiction has been nominated for a pushcart, was long listed for the Dzanc Fiction Prize, short-listed for the Yes Yes Books open reading period, and has received the support of several residencies. 

Daniel teaches travel writing and literature for Emerson College at their Limburg campus and is the founder of Honing House, an English-language, community-centered, and empathy-led educational resource that was built for writers all over the world.