Inspiration, Humor, and Creativity During Times of Trauma

This article is a two-tiered message for writers and other creatives. It’s partially a writing tip, but also partially a pause to acknowledge the storyteller caught in this strange new world.

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I’m not sure about you, but I’ve been struggling with what’s going on with the world lately.

I know that most people who are stuck in this ongoing isolation, quarantine, or lock-down — whatever you choose to call it — are supposedly experiencing more free time than they have had in years, or, perhaps, ever. And there are triumphant tales of those who are leveraging that time to give to others, or to finally create that project they’d always put on the back burner.

#isolationcreation is a popular tag where either solo artists or entire families are engaging in creative exercises. I find that uplifting and inspiring.

My friend, and fellow ghost story scribe, Joel A. Sutherland, author of the popular Haunted Canada books from Scholastic Canada, completed an ongoing series of a virtual Haunted Canada Road Trip early in the pandemic in 2020.

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