Watch people, listen to what they say, either in person or on TV or the radio, when something strikes a chord with you, write it down. Pull ideas from things that happen in your life and the lives of others around you. Keep a notebook.

In the documentary It All Begins With A Song, there was a writer who had his car broken into. I forget if they stole his guitar and laptop, I think they did, but the thing he said was the biggest hit wasn't the gear, it was his notebook. In the notebook, he had many years worth of song ideas, songs partially written waiting for the spark to finish, and verses and choruses unfinished. It was the most valuable thing to him. To the thief, it was probably tossed in the trash as worthless.

You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.