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Creative
Writing Invitation #3: Where Do You Get Your Creative Energy?
To understand where you might draw some of your creative energy, imagine that you are a multi-pronged plug. Think of each prong as drawing in one kind of energy or imaginative thought. Together, the prongs help you absorb everything that helps unlock your imagination. Reflect on what activities you enjoy seeing, doing, hearing, etc., that involve creative thought, and on how these endeavors make up your creative self. Do you read fiction? Novels? Short stories? Plays? Poetry? If so, what makes reading enjoyable for you? Do you watch TV, go to the movies, or rent movies for your VCR? What types of movies or shows do you like to watch? Action, drama, comedy, romance, thriller, horror, or documentary? When you're watching, what do you think about? Do you imagine yourself as the hero/heroine and try to predict what might happen next? Do you go to the theater and watch plays or musicals? Is there anything about live performance that excites you or makes you think? What other creative activities grab your interest? Art galleries, museums, musical performances, music videos? Think about what you consider to be your creative sources and reflect on why they interest you.
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