Shouts From Down Under

It's a material world

Whatever situation in life you encounter, good or bad, you can use time that would otherwise be wasted, to garner material for writing.
Subject matter
Dialogue
Mannerisms
Quirky sayings
Scenery
Jargon
Fashion styles
Hilarious incidents

Odd bits that you can file away in your head for that short story or writers' block breaker.

Even funerals, hospitals, airports, waiting for a bus, even sitting waiting for your wife

So next time you are bored in a board meeting, waiting for a haircut, in a queue for a train ticket or mowing the lawn, study everything.

It's all material, and if someone is giving you a hard time, well, they have just become characterised...

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