I agree that "limits" force greater creativity. I've found it in my actual story: I'll sometimes run into a place where one concept (or world trait, character etc...) I've put forth clashes with another. Instead of thinking, "Oh crud I have to change them to be consistent," I've gotten in the habit of saying, "How do I make both of these things true?" I arrived at each one because I thought it was a good part of the story, and by embracing the power of AND, I often come up with really cool ideas that make my world feel vivid, my characters more complex, and my story deep. Thanks for the video!
Might actually try to find some working equivalent for these when it comes to drawing, as that's what I'm personally struggling with. I think you can extract ideas from pretty much anything. Just take a random object, make a mindmap of all kinds of aspects you notice about it (color, shape, material, associations, etc.) and then combine 2-3 words and see what you can come up with. Trouble is, then I run into the freedom problem and become overwhelmed with all the choices... And I struggle with finding some sort of enjoyment in the creative process.. currently, it feels more like a chore...
Thank you for another informative video. I've found myself taking more breaks than writing because of a lack of inspiration and some depression. This was helpful.
Depression is on an epidemic scale today, and while my age enabled me to sail peacefully through this strange global shutdown, it grieves me to read about the mental health crisis among children and young adults. There have been suicides and family life broken by isolation. Teachers are being instructed in how to counsel children who may self harm. Sally Bayley has written a life-affirming memoir *Girl With Dove - A Life Built By Books* (2018) now in paperback. *When I was eight I wanted to be Miss Marples. Miss Marples knows everything about everyone, but nobody knows anything about her. She has no back story. You can't see see behind her and you can never get around her.* Joan Hickson was perfectly cast as Miss Marples in the adaptations of the novels for BBC Television.
@@jackhaggerty1066 I agree. It's becoming a thing for a ton of people. Personally I think mine comes from disconnection. I have no friends, I'm not really allowed to go anywhere often, the passion I once held for learning something had be disrupted by other people I've crossed paths with. I've suffered in the past bullying and parental abuse of my mental health as well their anger. I've been taught to be show no signs of my identity as it was met with hostility. I'm in my new adult life coming to terms with the previous actions of others on my mental state. I've also been trying to find out more about my interests now that they're no longer an inconvenience or tool for ridicule. I'm sure you can imagine that people try to find anything in your life and pick it apart. I'm becoming Insecure about not having a real job or a college degree yet. When I wake up, I wish that my sleep swapped places with reality. I have a hard time sleeping at night and have been sleeping in far too late. I feel incomplete and irrelevant.
@@bhsprinkle You are complete and relevant, BH. With effort you can restore your sleep pattern, and have joyful dreams. Bullying and parental abuse are as traumatic as being in a war zone; after trauma young people need careful counselling. Psychologists say abuse victims can recover, just as children can be resilient, but ONLY if they can SPEAK to someone about it. That someone must be a person you can trust absolutely who will listen to you without judgement or censure or impatience. Perhaps you find it difficult to meet empathetic people, and you blame yourself because you find it difficult to make friends. Difficulty in making friends leads to isolation, but the difficulty in itself is NOT a character flaw, indeed it is a mark of sensitivity. You must have noticed that people who don't seem needy usually have friends or at least acquaintances they can hang out with. Extrovert want to meet others, but they can endure solitude if need be; the extreme introvert is alone and suffers all the more for it. William Saroyan wrote that he was an introvert but had the good sense to act like an extrovert : assertiveness training is very useful. Fairly late in life I started to attend churches with a view to writing something; and I visited every kind of church in Glasgow my city. Churches that were very certain about doctrine (fundamentalist) were only welcoming if they could convert you or get you to join. Inclusive churches (*Father Ed Trevors on RUclips a Canadian*) welcomed people just as they were, atheist pagan Buddhist Wiccan. Some people do try to find anything in your life & pick it apart; so it is essential to protect yourself, not to be too trusting & open. You are only incomplete because many discoveries are before you; only irrelevant because you have still to recover self-worth. Responding to Shaelin's channel is a step in the right direction; there are writing & reading groups, drama & music groups out there. You could do volunteer counselling for young people struggling with gender, body dysphoria, sexuality issues and depression. *All real living is meeting people,* said Martin Buber. Last night I bumped into a friend and our talk on poetry & music restored me.
*Christian Nationalism: The Guide Book.* Rev. Ed Trevors. RUclips. September 10 2022. Ed does NOT support Christian Nationalism and speaks against those fundamentalist churches which do. He speaks often of the indigenous people of his part of Canada, Nova Scotia. He told me his grandmother was from Edinburgh.
I like her. I been recording her lectures and learned a lot. Why? She's not a drama queen and is more concern about us learning the craft. The elements she's teaching are essential.
All wonderful tips. I’ve found that reading a short story or a poem very helpful. Taking walks amidst Nature and people watching also helps me. Watching documentaries on RUclips also sparks me. Thanks for your lovely thoughtful channel. 😄🌹
One way I try to stay creative is to do the weekly Fifty Word Fantasy prompts that a user on the r/FantasyWriters subreddit posts every Friday. It's a different theme each week and you use the theme and fantasy elements to create a cohesive story snippet or vignette of 50 words or less. It's a great way to challenge yourself to be concise and evocative and to keep those creative juices flowing!
Critique is an idea generator. I wrote several short stories to illustrate writing concepts as a result of group discussions. Some of these stories will appear in my next anthology. Writers need writers.
I think #7 is the most crucial one. If you pay attention to how a new place and experience makes you feel, I'm confident you can use it to write strong scenes. Life is the best inspiration in general, I think. Even though I write fantasy, I like to include little moments that feel familiar to conversations and situations I've experienced, because I find it so compelling when other authors do that.
I make playlists of songs that fit the vibe of my world, my characters, their relationships, etc. and it really helps jumpstart putting myself in their heads.
Walking on dark night in several season. I am feeling like I am walking with my thoughts in an other time, City, or toppings. In this walking i look to the sky or i listen all that surrounding me. Make feel like an thriller, mistery, history story. P.S. sorry if my English is a little bit roast, i am not a native speaker of English and I have dyslexia.
Try reportage & journalism. Janet Malcolm has an essay on Joseph Mitchell in her book of essays, *Nobody's Looking At You*. Mitchell, on the staff of The New Yorker, went into an agonising block after finishing his masterpiece *Joe Gould's Secret*. 'The idea that reporters are constantly resisting the temptation to invent is a laughable one,' Malcolm writes. 'Reporters don't invent because they don't know how to. That is why they are journalists rather than novelists. 'They depend on the kindness of strangers.' The stale fiction writer will be refreshed by talking to strangers with a pencil & notebook to hand. People will give you their memories. Getting out of yourself refreshes your inner life. Annabel wrote a wonderful book *Windswept - Why Women Walk* 2022 paperback. *When I was twenty I dropped out of university and fled to the mountains. I had an urgent need for height, open vistas, space. ... Above all I longed for height.*
The author of *Windswept - Why Women Walk* is Annabel Abbs, whose novel *The Joyce Girl* was translated into 15 languages. Her Windswept book examines the outdoor life of women as various as the painters Gwen John & Georgia O'Keefe to Daphne Du Maurier. Rebecca Solnit's *Wanderlust - A History of Walking* is worth reading.
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I agree that "limits" force greater creativity. I've found it in my actual story: I'll sometimes run into a place where one concept (or world trait, character etc...) I've put forth clashes with another. Instead of thinking, "Oh crud I have to change them to be consistent," I've gotten in the habit of saying, "How do I make both of these things true?" I arrived at each one because I thought it was a good part of the story, and by embracing the power of AND, I often come up with really cool ideas that make my world feel vivid, my characters more complex, and my story deep.
Thanks for the video!
Might actually try to find some working equivalent for these when it comes to drawing, as that's what I'm personally struggling with. I think you can extract ideas from pretty much anything. Just take a random object, make a mindmap of all kinds of aspects you notice about it (color, shape, material, associations, etc.) and then combine 2-3 words and see what you can come up with. Trouble is, then I run into the freedom problem and become overwhelmed with all the choices... And I struggle with finding some sort of enjoyment in the creative process.. currently, it feels more like a chore...
When I listen to instrumentals, especially during action scenes, I get in the zone.
this is exactly what I needed to hear. Great video!!
Agreed 👍🏻
Thanks for always putting things out there! You are appreciated!
Thank you for another informative video. I've found myself taking more breaks than writing because of a lack of inspiration and some depression. This was helpful.
Depression is on an epidemic scale today, and while my age enabled me to sail peacefully through this strange global shutdown, it grieves me to read about the mental health crisis among children and young adults.
There have been suicides and family life broken by isolation. Teachers are being instructed in how to counsel children who may self harm.
Sally Bayley has written a life-affirming memoir *Girl With Dove - A Life Built By Books* (2018) now in paperback.
*When I was eight I wanted to be Miss Marples. Miss Marples knows everything about everyone, but nobody knows anything about her.
She has no back story. You can't see see behind her and you can never get around her.*
Joan Hickson was perfectly cast as Miss Marples in the adaptations of the novels for BBC Television.
@@jackhaggerty1066 I agree. It's becoming a thing for a ton of people. Personally I think mine comes from disconnection. I have no friends, I'm not really allowed to go anywhere often, the passion I once held for learning something had be disrupted by other people I've crossed paths with. I've suffered in the past bullying and parental abuse of my mental health as well their anger. I've been taught to be show no signs of my identity as it was met with hostility. I'm in my new adult life coming to terms with the previous actions of others on my mental state. I've also been trying to find out more about my interests now that they're no longer an inconvenience or tool for ridicule. I'm sure you can imagine that people try to find anything in your life and pick it apart. I'm becoming Insecure about not having a real job or a college degree yet. When I wake up, I wish that my sleep swapped places with reality. I have a hard time sleeping at night and have been sleeping in far too late. I feel incomplete and irrelevant.
@@bhsprinkle You are complete and relevant, BH. With effort you can restore your sleep pattern, and have joyful dreams.
Bullying and parental abuse are as traumatic as being in a war zone; after trauma young people need careful counselling.
Psychologists say abuse victims can recover, just as children can be resilient, but ONLY if they can SPEAK to someone about it.
That someone must be a person you can trust absolutely who will listen to you without judgement or censure or impatience.
Perhaps you find it difficult to meet empathetic people, and you blame yourself because you find it difficult to make friends.
Difficulty in making friends leads to isolation, but the difficulty in itself is NOT a character flaw, indeed it is a mark of sensitivity.
You must have noticed that people who don't seem needy usually have friends or at least acquaintances they can hang out with.
Extrovert want to meet others, but they can endure solitude if need be; the extreme introvert is alone and suffers all the more for it.
William Saroyan wrote that he was an introvert but had the good sense to act like an extrovert : assertiveness training is very useful.
Fairly late in life I started to attend churches with a view to writing something; and I visited every kind of church in Glasgow my city.
Churches that were very certain about doctrine (fundamentalist) were only welcoming if they could convert you or get you to join.
Inclusive churches (*Father Ed Trevors on RUclips a Canadian*) welcomed people just as they were, atheist pagan Buddhist Wiccan.
Some people do try to find anything in your life & pick it apart; so it is essential to protect yourself, not to be too trusting & open.
You are only incomplete because many discoveries are before you; only irrelevant because you have still to recover self-worth.
Responding to Shaelin's channel is a step in the right direction; there are writing & reading groups, drama & music groups out there.
You could do volunteer counselling for young people struggling with gender, body dysphoria, sexuality issues and depression.
*All real living is meeting people,* said Martin Buber. Last night I bumped into a friend and our talk on poetry & music restored me.
*Christian Nationalism: The Guide Book.* Rev. Ed Trevors. RUclips. September 10 2022.
Ed does NOT support Christian Nationalism and speaks against those fundamentalist churches which do.
He speaks often of the indigenous people of his part of Canada, Nova Scotia. He told me his grandmother was from Edinburgh.
I like her. I been recording her lectures and learned a lot. Why? She's not a drama queen and is more concern about us learning the craft. The elements she's teaching are essential.
All wonderful tips. I’ve found that reading a short story or a poem very helpful. Taking walks amidst Nature and people watching also helps me. Watching documentaries on RUclips also sparks me. Thanks for your lovely thoughtful channel. 😄🌹
Great share
One way I try to stay creative is to do the weekly Fifty Word Fantasy prompts that a user on the r/FantasyWriters subreddit posts every Friday. It's a different theme each week and you use the theme and fantasy elements to create a cohesive story snippet or vignette of 50 words or less. It's a great way to challenge yourself to be concise and evocative and to keep those creative juices flowing!
Critique is an idea generator. I wrote several short stories to illustrate writing concepts as a result of group discussions. Some of these stories will appear in my next anthology. Writers need writers.
Thanks for the advice 🙏 👍
I think #7 is the most crucial one. If you pay attention to how a new place and experience makes you feel, I'm confident you can use it to write strong scenes.
Life is the best inspiration in general, I think. Even though I write fantasy, I like to include little moments that feel familiar to conversations and situations I've experienced, because I find it so compelling when other authors do that.
Walking, listening to music and watch or read about new topics in various fields
I make playlists of songs that fit the vibe of my world, my characters, their relationships, etc. and it really helps jumpstart putting myself in their heads.
I recommend watching media. The brain needs experiences to work with. Drawing is a good idea
Walking on dark night in several season. I am feeling like I am walking with my thoughts in an other time, City, or toppings. In this walking i look to the sky or i listen all that surrounding me. Make feel like an thriller, mistery, history story. P.S. sorry if my English is a little bit roast, i am not a native speaker of English and I have dyslexia.
I watch RUclips videos on writing to get my creative juices going.
I mean you kept your promise, I’ll give you that.
You left a damn Link! 😂😂😂
one way to be creative is making your own things like your own books 📚 or diaries
Bike rides. Pinterest and other photography websites. Neil Gaiman’s masterclass. Bibliomancy. History and dying cultures. Mythology.
Draw inspiration fromw wherever, study styles of novelists one candies and try to immitate then till one is almost as good...
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Try reportage & journalism. Janet Malcolm has an essay on Joseph Mitchell in her book of essays, *Nobody's Looking At You*.
Mitchell, on the staff of The New Yorker, went into an agonising block after finishing his masterpiece *Joe Gould's Secret*.
'The idea that reporters are constantly resisting the temptation to invent is a laughable one,' Malcolm writes.
'Reporters don't invent because they don't know how to. That is why they are journalists rather than novelists.
'They depend on the kindness of strangers.'
The stale fiction writer will be refreshed by talking to strangers with a pencil & notebook to hand. People will give you their memories.
Getting out of yourself refreshes your inner life. Annabel wrote a wonderful book *Windswept - Why Women Walk* 2022 paperback.
*When I was twenty I dropped out of university and fled to the mountains. I had an urgent need for height, open vistas, space. ... Above all I longed for height.*
The author of *Windswept - Why Women Walk* is Annabel Abbs, whose novel *The Joyce Girl* was translated into 15 languages.
Her Windswept book examines the outdoor life of women as various as the painters Gwen John & Georgia O'Keefe to Daphne Du Maurier.
Rebecca Solnit's *Wanderlust - A History of Walking* is worth reading.