Hi, friends. Today I want to talk about the burden of originality and how this notion trips us up sometimes. As writers, we like to think that we are extra smart, creating these characters and scenes, coming up with all of these ideas. This puts us at odds with discussion of craft where in book after book tells us that there are no new story ideas. There are plenty of books that reduce every possible story down to X number of plots. Maybe this is a comfort for you, easing the pressure of getting things just right. Of feeling overwhelmed by trying to invent something new. Or maybe it stresses you out, makes you question what it is with your life.
The Burden of Originality
The Burden of Originality
The Burden of Originality
Hi, friends. Today I want to talk about the burden of originality and how this notion trips us up sometimes. As writers, we like to think that we are extra smart, creating these characters and scenes, coming up with all of these ideas. This puts us at odds with discussion of craft where in book after book tells us that there are no new story ideas. There are plenty of books that reduce every possible story down to X number of plots. Maybe this is a comfort for you, easing the pressure of getting things just right. Of feeling overwhelmed by trying to invent something new. Or maybe it stresses you out, makes you question what it is with your life.