Tangle Shine
Scribe
Most of our inspirations on creating something interesting are sourced from either personal experiences (involves travelling to certain locations to gain insights, accumulate new ideas by doing something that you possibly seldom do etc.) or material resources (like online research or books).
Regardless of writing or any form of art, inspiration is crucial; it helps us to refer to something familiar to both us (the creators) and the audience. It diminishes the effect of alienation that our creations may lead to. Inspiration is coherently attributed to the importance of reference in our works.
My recent thoughts of originating inspirations from any of my works denote that some might not be as "mature" as better alternatives of gaining them wholly. For example, most of my ideas come from materials online and books, does this kind of method difficult to paint a larger picture of what I want to express? Since everything is in there, and involves a lot of reading and without actual participation, does this method lessen the "feeling towards the inspirations"; hence making the craft less vibrant?
Simply said, I read a lot of books and online articles to inspire myself to write better stories. However, does this method any better than actually involving yourself to experience those things (like e.g.: watching reenactments of historical events) instead? Or does this matter not at all? I would like to hear out your opinions on this, dear Scribes.
Regardless of writing or any form of art, inspiration is crucial; it helps us to refer to something familiar to both us (the creators) and the audience. It diminishes the effect of alienation that our creations may lead to. Inspiration is coherently attributed to the importance of reference in our works.
My recent thoughts of originating inspirations from any of my works denote that some might not be as "mature" as better alternatives of gaining them wholly. For example, most of my ideas come from materials online and books, does this kind of method difficult to paint a larger picture of what I want to express? Since everything is in there, and involves a lot of reading and without actual participation, does this method lessen the "feeling towards the inspirations"; hence making the craft less vibrant?
Simply said, I read a lot of books and online articles to inspire myself to write better stories. However, does this method any better than actually involving yourself to experience those things (like e.g.: watching reenactments of historical events) instead? Or does this matter not at all? I would like to hear out your opinions on this, dear Scribes.