How Being Curious Will Help Your Writing and Drawing.
Curiosity is a very important trait for writers, creatives, and artists, perhaps not so much for cats.
Have you ever noticed that a child will explore new objects in the world by getting on the ground or climbing up so that they can look at something from different viewpoints? How is the thing shaped? What does a word sound like? What are the words or things use or purpose?
The quote-unquote correct purpose of an object or word is not important. This is why a large cardboard box can become a spaceship, a car, or a cozy space to draw for a child.
When we are young, we are naturally curious about the world around us. As we get older, we become less curious and take the world at face value or worse learn to memorize and repeat what others have told us, without questioning whether we believe it or not.
Curiouser and Curiouser
Do you question what you believe first, or do you explore and then see whether your discovery fits with your beliefs?
Let your curiosity lead your writing and drawing. Save editing and refinement for the end of the process.
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