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@Ajay-Kumar If it's not too rude to interject, the needs of writing is largely personal, but I think everyone is writing for a mixture of three basic reasons: market, accolades, and catharsis. We kind of embody the extremes of these three ideals as a millionaire people pleaser, the celebrated academic, and the artistic hermit who must eat their work to live. Which group we revere kind of places artists into different camps but I think we all feel that drive to create art for each of these ideals throughout our life and artistic journey.
            
            For me as a creator, something that's been important is the ability to shift my priorities as an artist. Not just because I try to be free from bias, but because changing the intent of artistic creation allows me to re-examine my work with fresh eyes and thus reinvigorate my inspiration.
            
            If you're losing touch with the craft changing your approach can make a huge difference. If you've been writing to find personal truths consider writing to make others happy. If you've been writing to prove your ability, break preferences you've internalized as rules to free yourself from those constraints. If you've been writing what you think sells, write something so personal it's deliberately alienating. These are the kind of artistic shifts that can help you grow and stay inspired.
            
            Another thing that continues to help me stay inspired is to take a multidisciplinary approach to art. We can learn a lot about the effects of art on the body by looking to athletes and trying to copy their cyclical training regiments. A painter can teach a writer how to construct a scene. Top level pianist embrace a level of subtlety so nuanced, that their changes to a score might not even land on the sheet music. Different artists have different needs but they are all making art and that means we can learn from them.
            
            I wish you the best of luck Ajay. You're an inspiration to many people here.

@frayrays ironically, I'm in that stage myself right now. where I'm really losing touch with writing and the point of writing seriously at all. where I'm feeling I can't write like i used to. so thank you for this message, for this reminder. if i may ask, what made you see it now? did you feel any growth in your writing or yourself as a writer?

@Ajay-Kumar Thank you, Ajay. I've written a short vignette and publish it here on Wattpad and I hope you have the time to stop by and read it. It is the first attempt to write since had the stroke last December and you can tell me how much it matches my previous writings and humor. It is dark humor so be prepared.

@CottonJones Hi olan, i have been thinking of you regularly, but couldn't reach out because i haven't been on wattpad for sole time. life's just been busy. in a way I'm glad that you're among people again. as much as i admired your lifestyle of the hermit philosopher artist, i think it'll be a gift for people to have you around them. all your experiences and your wisdom shared with others, and hopefully you also learning new things from them. i really hope you get back to writing and painting, but not at the cost of connecting to your new community. i hope both these parts of your life come together, as you always bring things together. 
            take care, olan.

@Flora4quinn couldn't not do it. thank you so much for your continued support.

@Heartstrings66 my pleasure.