William Stafford’s Inspiration

Part I of Essay
William Stafford wrote, “It has one justification: it occurs to me. No one else can guide me. I must follow my own weak, wandering, diffident impulses”. Through Stafford’s essay I discovered that creative writing is all about my own meandering thoughts and ideas and that ....

Part II of Essay
.... process is just like this. The second an idea comes to mind you have to write it down but don’t stop there. You must keep on writing because that idea will lead to another idea and before you know it you will have a complete idea. Stafford explains it as being receptive. You must be receptive to the first idea in order to see the next one. If you are receptive to the flow of ideas then your thoughts will begin to make sense and you can develop an understanding of many things within your life, dreams, or experiences. Along with recep ....