31 Ways to Find Inspiration for Your Writing ——By Leo Babauta
31种寻找写作灵感的方式 ——里奥·巴包塔
You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. – Jack London
与其等待灵感，不如主动去捕捉灵感——杰克·伦敦
No matter how much you love writing, there will always be days when you need inspiration from one muse or another.
不论你有多么的热爱写作，通常总有一些日子需要从某些灵感中获得启发。
In fact, I would argue that inspiration is not just a desirable thing, it’s an integral part of the writing process.
实际上，我想说的是，灵感这个东西不仅是可取，还是写作之路上不可或缺的部分。
Every writer needs to find inspiration in order to produce inspired writing. And sometimes, it can come from the unlikeliest sources.
每一个作家都需要灵感来写出具有启发性的内容。有时，灵感来自最不可能的来源。
I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorite ways of finding inspiration — some of them obvious, some of them less so. But it’s always good to have reminders, and if you haven’t used a few of these sources of inspiration in a while (or ever), give them a go.
我曾写了一个获取灵感来源的渠道清单，有一些是很显然的，另一些可能没那么明显，但是都是非常好的提醒，如果有一些渠道是你没用过的，不妨试一下吧。
1.Blogs.
This is one of my favorites, of course. Aside from this blog, there are dozens of great blogs on writing and every topic under the sun. I like to read about what works for thers — it inspires me to action!
1.博客
这是我最喜欢的渠道。博客每天都有大量公开的关于写作和各种话题的博文。我喜欢阅读对人有益的文章——这些文章能激发我的行动。
2.Books.
Maybe my favorite overall. I read writers I love (read about my current loves) and then I steal from them, analyze their writing, get inspired by their greatness. Fiction is my favorite, but I’ll devour anything. If you normally read just a couple of your favorite authors, try branching out into something different. You just might find new inspiration.
2.书籍
整体上来说可能是我最喜欢的方式。我阅读我喜欢的作者，向他们偷师，分析他们的作品，从他们的伟大中获取灵感。我最喜欢阅读的是小说，阅读任何小说，不做挑选。如果你只阅读那些你喜欢的作者，不妨扩展一下范围，读一些不同的作者，不同的书会给你带来不同的灵感。
3.Overheard dialog.
If I’m anywhere public, whether it be at a park or a mall or my workplace, sometimes I’ll eavesdrop on people. Not in a gross way or anything, but I’ll just keep quiet, and listen. I love hearing other people have conversations. Sometimes it doesn’t happen on purpose — you can’t help but overhear people sometimes. If you happen to overhear a snippet of interesting dialog, jot it down in your writing journal as soon as possible. It can serve as a model or inspiration for later writing.
3.闲聊
只要我在公共场合，不论是公园，商场，还是单位，我会“偷听”别人的谈话。并不以非常鲁莽的方式，而是保持安静，倾听。我喜欢听别人交谈。有些时候并不是故意，可能会无意中听到别人说的话。如果你恰巧听到了有趣的对话，请尽快把它记下来，这会为你将来的写作提供框架或者灵感。
4.Magazines.
Good magazines aren’t always filled with great writing, but you can usually find one good piece of either fiction or non-fiction. Good for its writing style, its voice, its rhythm and ability to pull you along to the end. These pieces inspire me. And bad magazines, while perhaps not the best models for writing, can still be inspirations for ideas for good blog posts. These magazines, as they don’t draw readers with great writing, find interesting story angles to attract an audience.
4.杂志
好的杂志并非全是好的文章，但通常你会找到一篇好的小说或者非小说作品。那些有好的写作风格，语调，节奏和能引导你阅读到底的能力的文章，通常会给我带来启发。糟糕的杂志，可能并不是好的写作模型，依然能够成为构思文章的灵感来源，这些杂志并不是从好的写作的角度，而是用发现有趣故事的角度来吸引读者。
5.Movies.
Sometimes, while watching a movie, a character will say something so interesting that I’ll say, “That would make a great blog post!” or “I have to write that in my writing journal!” Sometimes screenwriters can write beautiful dialog. Other times I get inspired by the incredible camera work, the way that a face is framed by the camera, the beauty of the landscape captured on film.
5.电影
有时，在看电影时，当一个人物说了一些有趣的东西，我会说：“这会是非常好的博客文章”或者“我会将它写进我的日记！”编剧能写出非常好的对话，有些时候，我也能从难以置信的摄影作品中获得灵感，摄影的构图方式，以及呈现的影视化风景。
6.Forums.
When people write on forums, they rarely do so for style or beauty (there are exceptions, of course, but they’re rare). Forumers are writing to convey information and ideas. Still, those ideas can be beautiful and inspiring in and of themselves. They can inspire more ideas in you. I’m not saying you have to read a wide array of forums every day, but if you’re looking for information, trawling some good forums isn’t a bad idea.
6.论坛
在论坛上写作的那些人，很少有注重形式或者美感（当然，也可能会有一些，但很少）。论坛写作者是为了传达信息或者想法。这些想法可以很精彩，并且能够激发灵感。他们可以激发你的更多想法。我这么说，这并不意味着你必须每天都广泛逛论坛，当你想要查找一些信息的时候，逛论坛是一个不错的想法。
7.Art.
For the writer aspiring to greater heights, there is no better inspiration that great art, in my experience. While it doesn’t compare to the experience of seeing the art in person, I like to find inspiring works of art and put it on my computer desktop for contemplation (Michelangelo’s Pieta is there right now). It doesn’t have to be classical works, though — I’ve found inspiration in Japanese anime, in stuff I’ve found on deviantart.com, in local artists in my area.
7.艺术
根据我的经验，对于有更高追求的作家，没有必要艺术更能激发人灵感的了。我喜欢找那些能够激发灵感的作品放在自己的电脑上反复品味，当然，这没有办法和当面看到这些艺术品相比（我最近再看的是《哀悼基督》）。不过，也没有必要必须是经典作品，我从日本网站deviantart.com上的动漫，我所在区域的艺术家身上都能找到灵感。
8.Music.
Along the same lines, it can be inspiring to download and play great music, from Mozart to Beethoven to the Beatles to Radiohead. Play it in the background as you write, and allow it to lift you up and move you.
8.音乐
同样地，从莫扎特、贝多芬到甲壳虫乐队再到广播电台，下载并播放精彩的音乐可能会激发灵感。 在写作时，用作背景音乐会使你情绪高昂，会让你深深触动。
9.Friends.
Conversations with my friends, in real life, on the phone or via IM, have inspired some of my best posts. They stir up my ideas, contribute ideas of their own, and they fuse into something even more brilliant than either of us could have created.
9.朋友
不论是在现实中面对面，还是通过电话或者IM与朋友聊天，都曾激发我写下最好的帖子。他们激发我的想法，贡献他们自己的想法，甚至还能通过交流产生超越我们每个人智慧的东西。
10.Writing groups.
Whether online or in your community, writing groups are great ways to get energy and motivation for your writing. My best short stories were done in a writing group in my local college (a great place to look for such groups, btw), as we read out our work to the group, critiqued them and made suggestions. The work of the other writers inspired me to do better.
10.社群
不论是线上，还是社区，写作社群是你写作获取能量和动力的最佳方式。我最好的短篇故事就是在我们当地大学的一个写作社群中完成的（顺便说一下，大学是寻找社群的最佳场所）。当我们向社区成员朗读我们的作品，互相评论、提建议。另一些作者的作品能激发我写出更好的作品。
11.The Book of Inspiration
A free book (below) full of writing inspirations. Can’t beat that！
11.激发灵感的书
下面这本极富灵感的免费书，没有什么可以超越它。（这本书指的是《口袋里的缪斯》
12.Quotes.
I don’t know why it’s so, but great quotes help inspire me. I like to go to various quote sites to find ideas to spark my writing, turns of phrase that show what can be done with the language, motivation for self-improvement. Try these for a start: Writing Quotes and Quotes for Writers.
12.名言
我不知道为什么，但是名言对激发我的灵感很有帮助。我喜欢去不同的名言网站寻找能激发我写作的灵感。用短语可以展示能用语言做些什么，能激发自我提升的冬季。不妨从Writing Quotes 和 Quotes for Writers这两个网站开始吧。
13.Nature.
Stuck for ideas? Go for a walk or a jog. Get away from sidewalks and into grass and trees and fields and hills. Appreciate the beauty around you, and let the inspiration flow through you. Sunsets and sunrises, of course, are two of my favorite uplifting scenes of nature, and anything involving water is also awesome (oceans, rivers, lakes, rain, rivulets, even puddles).
13.自然
思绪混乱？去散步或者慢跑吧。远离人行道，走入草丛、树林、田野和山丘。欣赏周围的美景，让灵感自由流淌。当然，日出了日落是我最喜欢的令人振奋的自然景观，还有和玩水有关也非常棒（海洋，河流，湖泊，下雨，小溪甚至小水坑）
14.History.
It can be unexpected, but great people in history can inspire you to greatness. My favorites include Benjamin Franklin, Gandhi, Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller, Leonardo da Vinci, and other greats.
14.历史
这一点可能出乎意料，但是历史上的伟大人物可以激发您的成就。 我的最爱包括本杰明·富兰克林，甘地，亚伯拉罕·林肯，海伦·凯勒，达芬奇和其他名人。
15.Travel.
Whether it be halfway around the world, or a day trip to the next town or national park, getting out of your usual area and discovering new places and people and customs can be one of the best inspirations for writing. Use these new places to open up new ways of seeing.
15.旅行
无论环球旅行，还是到下一个城镇或国家公园的一日游，离开平常生活的环境去发现新的地方，见识一些不同的人，感受不同的习俗都是获得写作灵感的最佳方式。用新的视角发现不同的美。
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