Staycation: A Way to Jump Start your Writing

Dr. Maxine Thompson
http://www.maxinethompson.com
Author of Upcoming, Hostage of Lies

Staycation: A Way to Jump Start your Writing

Staycation: a stay-at-home vacation

Example: Common activities of a staycation include use of the backyard pool, visits to local parks and museums, and attendance at local festivals.

When I heard the word “staycation” on the news, like most writers, I tucked it away in my memory banks and idea file.

But now, as a way to get a vacation without spending much money, but getting away to save my sanity as a caregiver for my ailing husband, I said I would take a staycation myself.

This will not only be part of a response to the present economy and a money saving initiative, this will help me as a writer. Yes, I’m planning this vacation to jumpstart my writing.

These are just some of the benefits I see of this staycation.

-This will be a way of weathering the storm in the literary arena.

-I will drive to neighborhoods, which will feature in my current and next novel and get fresh ideas.

-I will walk around my neighborhood and see it with fresh eyes.

-I plan to get in my car and take a spontaneous trip without a map.

-I want to visit the Redondo Beach Restaurants on the Pier off the ocean.

-I plan to rent a hotel room without a reservation so I can be near the ocean. I’ll take my laptop and write there.

Although I’m planning this hotel room part, I’m open to whatever life brings on my staycation.

As writers, sometimes we don’t have to take an exotic vacation. We can get fresh material right in our own backyards.

Why don’t you try one? You might like it.