Where do ideas come from?<\/p>\n
If you’re a writer, then someone has probably asked you this question. Likewise, if you’re a writer, you probably already have some notion as to the answer. As a frequently asked question, this one has had a strange dichotomy in my life — it is the question most frequently asked by non-artists and it is asked almost not at all by budding young creatives.<\/p>\n
Why is it such a mystery to the masses? I can only conclude that many people suffer from blocked creativity, because I refuse to accept the idea that a human being is not creative. This has caused some differences of opinions with my husband, who is a wonderfully creative engineer. He gets this gleam in his eye when he thinks of a new way of doing something or of a new robot he could design. (I’m still hoping for one that cleans the bathroom.)<\/p>\n
Creativity doesn’t manifest the same way in all people. There’s us artsy-craftsy types, but anyone who pays attention to the world around him and makes something of that input is creative. That’s what human creativity is — making something out of something else.\u00a0 Only divine creativity involves making something out of nothing.<\/p>\n
So where to my ideas come from? Everywhere. They are the whole of the universe as I experience it, drawn in and shaped by my unique self. All I have to do is get out of the way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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