What Gets Your Creative Juices Flowing?

A few years ago I thought that maybe I could be a writer.  I love writing, but the extent of my writing is journals, blogs, and work related things.   I love the idea of being creative, and creating something with my mind or with my hands.  But I learned a long time ago that writing really isn’t my forte.  I am terrible with dialog and back story.  I don’t know how many times I’ve written something, even a short story, and after reading it again decided to toss it or delete it.

I’ve finally come to the conclusion  that I’m a reader and probably not a writer, but quite often I will read a book that gets those creative juices flowing again and I wish that I could write like a particular author.

Quite often a book captures me so completely that I feel I am part of the book, living the lives of the characters and would give anything to be able to write like that.  And I know the sign of a good book is one that I think about long after I’ve finished reading it.   I’m not a good enough writer to write anything other than journal entries, and maybe some blog entries, but I still feel the need to find some sort of creative outlet.  I just don’t know what.

What gets your creative juices flowing?  What kinds of things do you love to do in your spare time and fulfills those creative desires?

I’d love to know!