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Where Do the Words/Images/Ideas Come From?
Spoiler alert — there is no One True Answer. Welcome to arts philosophy.
Creativity comes in many sizes, shapes, and forms. The creative process goes into making every form of art. Whether it’s paint, clay, words, or some other medium, there’s a procedure on the part of the creator.
There is never One True Way. The process I employ for writing is not the same process any other writer uses. They might have similarities, but they’re not the same. That’s in part because we’re not the same.
I am the only one in my head, heart, and soul. There’s nobody else in here with me thinking my thoughts, feeling my feelings, holding my intentions, considering the positivity or negativity of my approach, or taking my actions for me. It’s me, and me alone.
Yet somehow, ideas come into my head featuring characters who only exist in my head, situations they face, adventures they have, and fantastical places that don’t exist in this reality. Before long, the words are finding their way from my mind to the screen and page.
The question is, where do the words/images/ideas come from?
