Writer's Block

I can't think of anything interesting to write about at the moment so I thought I'd write about how I can't think of anything interesting to write about. Aaron Shust does pretty much the same thing with his song "Give Me Words to Speak," and I think it turned out quite well. I found a copy of Orange County, one of my favorite movies, at a supermarket today for five euros (luckily the DVD's here have English audio tracks as well). It tells the story of high school senior who asprires to be a writer. I was reinspired today.

One thing I love to do in my spare time is watch movie trailers on apple.com- especially here, since all the movies in Spanish theaters are dubbed with Spanish voices that sound strange to me. I've seen a couple good trailers in the last couple weeks- The Music Within, Black Irish, and August Rush. Sometimes I watch the Pride and Prejudice trailer just for fun. (Most of you know my taste in books and movies is a little strange so I don't think I'm embarrassing myself any more than I already have by making this public.) I really want to write something inspiring like these movies.

But I have a little problem- I have no idea what to write about. Many writers do it the easy way and write about their own lives, but I don't think my life is interesting enough that anyone would want to watch it in a movie or read about it. At least not yet. Then again, do I have to experience something to write about it? I think it helps, but Jane Austen managed to write a bunch of love stories while she remained a bachelorette her entire life. Perhaps she just had a vivid imagination.

I'd really like to read a novel in English to spark my imagination, but they are difficult to find in Spain. As soon as I get to a bookstore in England, I am going to go crazy. Until then, I have my history books in Spanish and my Bible in English. I think a story about the apostles would be cool. There is something awesome about Paul traveling all over Europe preaching the Word. Maybe I can write a modern version of Acts, though that has probably been done. I don't know. I'll think of something, and I might even post the opening chapter right here.