If you had a crystal ball and could conjure a powerful look into the future, what would you hope to see? Fame and fortune? Travel or a new place to call home?

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It is certainly a gift that we all can dream about — the ability to see the future. Doing so would mean we have the power not just to see it, but to change it and craft it to suit our own wishes.

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Writers know that this is something we do every day. It is part of the mystic process that goes along with creating something new, something not thought of by any other soul on the planet.

Creating a new world from nothing is no easy thing. It is a skill learned over time and with much practice. And while it is not necessarily done by staring into a crystal ball, many writers claim that they are able to tap their imaginations through ritualistic practices such as meditation or prayer.

Others peer deeply into their own lives or the world around them, or make use of an inspirational Muse — someone or something that helps them reach an elevated plane of passion and performance in their writing.

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Kerri S. Mabee is managing editor at EducatedWriter.com and founder of Breeze Media & Communications. Learn more about her at kerrismabee.com.