Ask any number of successful authors what the question is that
they most frequently get, and at least 99 times out of 100 you'll get
the same answer: where do you get your ideas?
The thought behind
this question is a soothing one. The notion that these gifted, talented
people have access to some sort of metaphorical tree or fountain full of
creative ideas that they visit once in a while for their next
bestseller. Or that perhaps there's something specific they do, some
sort of ritual you can copy in order to be just as creative and
successful as they are
.
Unfortunately, that's not quite how it
works. You can trust us because we've tried a lot of rituals. Even
exercise, once. But the more we read about the creative process of some
of our favorite creators, the more we realize that it's not about where
you get your ideas. That's not the most important part of the idea
process at all.
The Wisdom of Neil Gaiman
As
the massively popular award-winning author of novels, graphic novels,
comic books and films, Neil Gaiman is someone you can trust when it
comes to the idea of inspiration, and this is what he has to say:
"You
get ideas from daydreaming. You get ideas from being bored. You get
ideas all the time. The only difference between writers and other people
is we notice when we're doing it."
Stephen King Agrees
If
you're inclined to want more than one talented superstar author's
opinion on the subject of creative ideas, then you're in luck. In his
part-memoir, part-instructional book On Writing, Stephen King basically
informs us that there's no grand central station for ideas where
bestsellers are just waiting to be snapped up. Our job isn't to find
ideas, but to realize it when they've shown up.
Learning to Listen to Your Mind
During
our waking hours, we are constantly thinking. Constantly observing and
analyzing. Most of these thoughts drift away into the ether, filed as
unimportant, or even absurd. But for creative people, that's a mistake.
Start
by tuning in when you're thinking. When you're sitting on a park bench
watching the world go by, listen to your mind. Then start asking
yourself as many what if questions as possible. What if the picture on
the front page of the newspaper started talking to you? What if monkeys
and humans traded places? Listen to the answers. Listen to yourself
think. You never know where your next great creative ideas are coming from.
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