tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post1018571641762880191..comments2023-09-16T15:03:34.579+07:00Comments on Adam Heine: How Creativity DiesAdam Heinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-64518552743764536822011-07-16T11:02:41.486+07:002011-07-16T11:02:41.486+07:00I loved reading fantasy as a child, but I think I ...I loved reading fantasy as a child, but I think I stopped trying to write it because my books (like your son's stories) were just copies of someone else's work. I like your point that we NEED to start there. I probably shouldn't have been so hard on myself. :)<br /><br />Thanks for the great post -- and your pig is cute! I can kind of see why your son thought of Runaway Bunny ... the wings remind me of the wings in that book (NOT to say you're copying or anything - lol). <br /><br />AmyA.L. Sonnichsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11358456786727534289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-84484418203510304992011-07-16T10:31:24.264+07:002011-07-16T10:31:24.264+07:00Lots of folks did things when I was a child that s...Lots of folks did things when I was a child that should have crushed my creativity, and I was always very eager to please others. But fortunately, my limited social skills means I didn't notice most of the crushing.<br /><br />How serious was I just now? I don't know. I probably wasn't very original either. But hey, I had fun.Michael LaRoccahttp://www.editormichael.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-38612184341668838662011-07-16T10:31:11.057+07:002011-07-16T10:31:11.057+07:00Lots of folks did things when I was a child that s...Lots of folks did things when I was a child that should have crushed my creativity, and I was always very eager to please others. But fortunately, my limited social skills means I didn't notice most of the crushing.<br /><br />How serious was I just now? I don't know. I probably wasn't very original either. But hey, I had fun.Michael LaRoccahttp://www.editormichael.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-18797612999587049892011-07-16T09:54:50.624+07:002011-07-16T09:54:50.624+07:00@Victoria: Ugh, I'm sorry to hear that, Victor...<b>@Victoria:</b> Ugh, I'm sorry to hear that, Victoria! Glad you didn't let it stop you.<br /><br /><b>@fairy:</b> What a great story, fairy, and a great point! We can get it back!<br /><br /><b>@Keri:</b> I'm pretty convinced originality is a myth, or at least needs to be redefined. TV Tropes may be influencing me on this, however :-)Adam Heinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02225813532455467868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-26724064190670566202011-07-16T04:05:34.263+07:002011-07-16T04:05:34.263+07:00Aargh, sorry for the grammar error :PAargh, sorry for the grammar error :PKeriann Greaney Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584000678535698327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-49581812633550935192011-07-16T04:04:50.179+07:002011-07-16T04:04:50.179+07:00I sabotage myself as well. Also, I think having mo...I sabotage myself as well. Also, I think having more exciting life experiences helps with creativity. Then again, other people who have boring lives might rely on their creativity to imagine an impossible world. And they might flourish because of that.<br /><br />Either way, thanks reinforcing the idea that being creative doesn't have to mean being original. It just means writing a story the best way you know how and sprinkling it with your personal flavor :).Keriann Greaney Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00584000678535698327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-49572342018711373482011-07-15T23:39:12.686+07:002011-07-15T23:39:12.686+07:00I remember the first picture my elder son drew; he...I remember the first picture my elder son drew; he banged the crayons down on the paper and for the first time managed to leave marks: little coloured dots. We put that up on the fridge.<br /><br />Kids need encouraging and we didn't all get it, either from our parents, our teachers or well-meaning friends. Or maybe it's the culture or the way we interpret the world. Whatever it is, the good news is that we can get it back!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-67259339387087363032011-07-15T23:30:27.597+07:002011-07-15T23:30:27.597+07:00This is so true, Adam. Thanks for reminding me to ...This is so true, Adam. Thanks for reminding me to not use my critic self on my kidlit like this! My Dad once asked to see a book I'd written and I agreed. I knew it was something I'd rewritten (using my friends as characters) from a favorite book my fourth grade teacher had read. I'd like to think I'd done this as a way of discovering how to write a full length novel. He was so impressed he took it to my teacher without my permission and of course, my teacher recognized it. I got in trouble for trying to learn. I don't think I've let my Dad see anything since.Victoria Dixonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08978050059674596756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-27165274039709710752011-07-15T21:42:07.751+07:002011-07-15T21:42:07.751+07:00Part of it, I think, is that the reality of everyd...Part of it, I think, is that the reality of everyday responsibility butts in, sucking the creative soul out of you.<br /><br />Part of it, I think, is that you become aware of the more realistic side of human interaction, which stands in stark contrast to the fairytale world we want our kids to live in.<br /><br />I do believe J.M. Barrie wrote a story addressing the sad phenomenon.<br /><br />Good post.Joshua McCunehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17367262185912463258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-78858815222187008192011-07-15T21:32:12.563+07:002011-07-15T21:32:12.563+07:00I really struggle to embrace the very weird plot i...I really struggle to embrace the very weird plot ideas that pop out of my brain. I suspect there must have been some realist in my past who frowned on "unrealistic" something or other I did as a kid and that criticism still niggles at me decades later.Laurel Garverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03657218435228802535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-19150911082320971432011-07-15T20:15:51.356+07:002011-07-15T20:15:51.356+07:00I'm very good at squashing my own creativity, ...I'm very good at squashing my own creativity, having been trained well in countless hours of engineering education (which made a sport of mocking the arts; love you engineer-people! Just have to be accepting of the non-analytical side of the human species...)<br /><br />In a completely free-wheeling, non-structured book (<i>If you want to write: a book about art, independence and spirit</i>), Brenda Ueland talks about writing as an exploration of your own uniqueness. Keeping in mind that you are unique, that there is only one YOU in the world, and you're here to contribute something to it, helps (I think) to free that creative expression. I encourage this in my kids, especially, trying to feed the part of them that is uniquely them, so it can grow.Susan Kaye Quinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07348197999397141067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4665052536053897386.post-13435430190819293072011-07-15T20:02:21.753+07:002011-07-15T20:02:21.753+07:00I think we do get scared to experiment - because o...I think we do get scared to experiment - because of the reasons you mention. It's when we get to that place of not caring about anything outside of the creative that we can really let ourselves go. It helps having little ones around because they are always encouraging when we try to be creative, telling us our work is brilliant. And they're right.<br /><a href="http://clancytales.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Wagging Tales - Blog for Writers</a>Charmaine Clancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06642615452680721583noreply@blogger.com