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08-23-2009, 06:22 AM | #2 |
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I'm not a writer, but this looks very interesting! Thanks!
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I can't say I really agree with him and the psychobabble he uses, but at least it's got some kind of structure and thought behind it. Certainly beats Elizabeth Gilbert and her moon-eyed ravings about creativity and divine sparks . . .
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I love Gilbert, but then again my mentor is Ray Bradbury and my gospel is "Zen in the Art of Writing". Also I'm a free culture advocate and ascribe to the theory that our world is changing drastically into a new culture and as Eben Moglen puts it: No poet will ever go unpublished now We're moving away from the profit incentive, the write-what-will-sell to the write-your-passion model. Again I have to quote Eben Moglen when he said (talking about the music industry, but it transfers to all creative individuals) "There will be no ten million dollar artists. But a million artists making a living, not having to take a day job." Anybody who's interested in Gilbert can watch her great TED talk here: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/e...on_genius.html |
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Thanks for the links. I write very little fiction, but am quite interested in story-telling and communication. This looks interesting.
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My motto is, "Whatever works." I've always been a pragmatist. I don't believe in reducing creativity to some mechanical ruleset, because I think there's a little bit more to it than that, but it's just as bad to go around telling people they're precious and unique snowflakes with divine powers. In the end it's just psychology and the wonderful things the human brain can do. If you've got a talent, that's a great thing, and worth pursuing -- but why dress it up? Regards, Ryan |
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I think that must be the same for the writer...there's the Great Novel (or other prose) in one's soul, but the books for the masses pays the bills, Right?? |
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And I sort of think it would be the same in painting...good painters are a dime a dozen (me amongst them)...but the painter that actually makes his living solely from painting is also a very small percentage...the great ones. (Except for Thomas Kinkaide (gag)....marketing is everything)
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My take is that its both: part skill, part magic. The skill comes from learning how to create stories that work and move readers.
The magic comes from continually creating stories that work and move readers. Like the martial arts master. Initially, he/she learned the skills, the punches, the blocks, the kicks, the throws. Later, he/she moves so fluidly between punches, blocks, kicks, and throws you seem to be watching magic. Just my two cents. |
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