Comments on: Where Does Creativity Come From? http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/11/where-does-creativity-come-from.html Non-Fiction & Fiction Writing, Editing, and Web Technology for Freelancers Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:33:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/11/where-does-creativity-come-from.html#comment-11520 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:33:00 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1832#comment-11520 :-) Thanks for your insight, Julia. I think another part of being a writer is about living. We need the compost of life to enrich our writing. So, while we have to "show up at the keyboard" we also have to balance that with living the rest of our lives. :-)

Thanks for your insight, Julia. I think another part of being a writer is about living. We need the compost of life to enrich our writing. So, while we have to “show up at the keyboard” we also have to balance that with living the rest of our lives.

]]> By: Julia SimpsonUrrutia http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/11/where-does-creativity-come-from.html#comment-11323 Julia SimpsonUrrutia Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:16:23 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1832#comment-11323 Yes, you have to show up at the keyboard but you WILL do that if you are a writer. While you are not a writer, you will live and show up at the hair salon (working or having your hair done), the supermarket (working or buying), the local bar(working or lushing it up), skydiving (have I made my point yet?). And at the end of all that--LIFE--if you come back to the keyboard, you may even have something to say that others want to hear. Yes, you have to show up at the keyboard but you WILL do that if you are a writer. While you are not a writer, you will live and show up at the hair salon (working or having your hair done), the supermarket (working or buying), the local bar(working or lushing it up), skydiving (have I made my point yet?). And at the end of all that–LIFE–if you come back to the keyboard, you may even have something to say that others want to hear.

]]> By: Rebecca Laffar-Smith http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/11/where-does-creativity-come-from.html#comment-9171 Rebecca Laffar-Smith Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:38:12 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1832#comment-9171 I've often believed that my fiction comes from outside of myself. These fantastical thoughts and ideas are so far out of my own normal being that they couldn't possibly be mine. But then I get the story mostly on the page and reach the point that Elizabeth talked about, where it just doesn't feel like the inspiration is 'there' any more and we're slugging through the process without really getting anywhere. That is the point I've been at for over a year with my current novel. The story/plot is inspired, it's one I am certain needs to be told and it came to me. I have doubts about my ability to portray it as it deserves and watching Elizabeth I realized, all I can do is show up to the job. Put words on the page and ask the divine to do their part in making it great. :-) We write stories, the magic and luck that makes masterpieces comes from somewhere beyond us. I’ve often believed that my fiction comes from outside of myself. These fantastical thoughts and ideas are so far out of my own normal being that they couldn’t possibly be mine. But then I get the story mostly on the page and reach the point that Elizabeth talked about, where it just doesn’t feel like the inspiration is ‘there’ any more and we’re slugging through the process without really getting anywhere.

That is the point I’ve been at for over a year with my current novel. The story/plot is inspired, it’s one I am certain needs to be told and it came to me. I have doubts about my ability to portray it as it deserves and watching Elizabeth I realized, all I can do is show up to the job. Put words on the page and ask the divine to do their part in making it great. :-)

We write stories, the magic and luck that makes masterpieces comes from somewhere beyond us.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/11/where-does-creativity-come-from.html#comment-9166 Rebecca Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:03:36 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1832#comment-9166 Many spiritual gurus say that they are just a vessel and the words come to them from a higher power and then through them onto the paper or computer screen. This is why I can understand why people feel creativity is an "external power." Sometimes when I write I wonder how I wrote what I wrote. It's like I go into a "daze" and before I know it my blog post is written or I finish an Act for my screenplay. Who knows... .-= Rebecca shares: <a href="http://savvy-writer.com/2009/11/benefits-of-phone-communication/" rel="nofollow">Benefits of Phone Communication</a> =-. Many spiritual gurus say that they are just a vessel and the words come to them from a higher power and then through them onto the paper or computer screen. This is why I can understand why people feel creativity is an “external power.” Sometimes when I write I wonder how I wrote what I wrote. It’s like I go into a “daze” and before I know it my blog post is written or I finish an Act for my screenplay. Who knows…
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]]> By: astrid http://www.writersroundabout.com/2009/11/where-does-creativity-come-from.html#comment-9157 astrid Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:12:18 +0000 http://www.writersroundabout.com/?p=1832#comment-9157 I've never really thought about having an external genius, although now that Elizabeth mentioned it, I'm intrigued. It does seem to be a way to relieve a bit of a pressure of creative endeavors. I think I believe that creativity will come when I'm ready, so right now I'm just focusing on showing up for the job (writing). Hopefully, the more time I'm focused, the readier I become, the higher chance I have to be creative and actually produce something legible. .-= astrid shares: <a href="http://www.abiamy.com/astridparamita/index.php/pin-design-for-nanowrimo-indonesia/" rel="nofollow">Pin Design for Nanowrimo Indonesia</a> =-. I’ve never really thought about having an external genius, although now that Elizabeth mentioned it, I’m intrigued. It does seem to be a way to relieve a bit of a pressure of creative endeavors.

I think I believe that creativity will come when I’m ready, so right now I’m just focusing on showing up for the job (writing). Hopefully, the more time I’m focused, the readier I become, the higher chance I have to be creative and actually produce something legible.
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