My horoscope looks good this week. Now, I usually only glance at a horoscope page as an example of creative fiction, but when it’s good, I’m happy to believe it. Some astrologer in a local paper is predicting me a four-star week and in particular, a good week for a fiction writer:

Classy Venus moves into the sector of creativity where it puts a glow back in your life and glint in your eye.

Good to know. I don’t have a clue what “the sector of creativity” is when we’re talking astrology, but I’m glad there is one and I’m glad I’m going to be under its influence this week.

But seriously … I wish I could work out what exactly does influence my periods of creativity. Sometimes I’ll be full of ideas and writing energy for weeks at a time, or some days I’ll not really feel up to it at all – and it doesn’t always tie neatly in with some factor like tiredness, how busy I am or how stimulated I’ve been by inspiring sources. I’ve been especially taking notice of this recently because I’ve sometimes been really surprised by just how creative I can be when I least expect it – under time pressure, for example, or when I’m really tired. But it doesn’t always work!

I’m starting to turn in circles here, but my point is simple: I wish I could have a tap for creativity and turn it on at will, but I don’t. Perhaps just taking advantage of my creative moments as much as possible will inspire them to happen more often. Or I perhaps I just need to seek out more good horoscope reports!