"Logic can take you from A to B. Imagination can take you everywhere." Albert Einstein's quote is inspiring. Whenever you are bombarded with advice on creative writing, remind yourself that the first stage of your writing needs to be like a release. I believe that letting everything out on paper (or the screen) is what matters. Editing comes later. Letting the inner voice come out without stifling it can get you somewhere you did not even expect or plan. We need to be brave. Why? Because we need to accept that creativity goes hand in hand with uncertainty. During that stage, I've learned to silence my inner editor to let my imagination fly. I stay flexible to learn where my mind is willing to take me.
Ken Robinson, creativity expert, said: " If you don't allow yourself to make mistakes, you will never come up with anything original."
Creativity expands the mind, or I'd better say that the mind expands through creativity. It is not limited to music, art and/or writing. It thrives through them, but it is not limited by them.I believe that fostering creative minds since a very early age can help our future generations come up with new solutions to the problems that we encounter. It can help them view the same problems with refreshed eyes and new perspectives. Hence, every single person can benefit from being creative.No matter their professions or jobs they do. Ken Robinson says that schools kill creativity. Listen to his speech. It is thought-provoking:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY
Do you let your inner voice come out ? Or do you have an inner teacher/editor inside you who stifles it?
Go away inner teacher/editor! We don't need you until after the first, second third drafts are done. After that, you come in handy.
ReplyDeleteRight, Karen. Editing belongs to another chapter.
ReplyDeleteI am slowly learning the art of ignoring the inner editor during the first few drafts. I try to listen to it during revisions.
ReplyDeleteIt makes a world of difference, doesn't it?
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