We are made of references. Everything a writer uses in his work comes from somewhere, and those places are our individual references.A reference means what we have as a model. From an early age, we have someone as a reference, someone who we admire and inspire. The first reference is usually our father or mother. Then, idols of our childhood and youth, an artist, a musician, a writer, a revolutionist. References shape our character and style, and the combination of different references and social experiences shapes each writer&#39;s individual way of producing content.Today, almost nothing that is produced is 100% original. In the book &quot;Steal Like an Artist,&quot; the author Austin Kleon assumes that nothing is original and that being inspired by other artists as references is practical and advantageous to improve someone&#39;s writing style. &ldquo;If you admire some artists, copy them, and copy their references, find out who they admire, who they copy things from, who are their influencers, and take it all for yourself. Be these artists until the moment you feel like you are no longer copying, but creating your own stuff.&rdquo; By Austin Kleon, at&nbsp;&ldquo;Steal Like an Artist.&rdquo;&nbsp;While your own style is still not well defined, try out different styles and realize in which of them your work stands out and with which you feel more comfortable.But, the ace in the hole is knowing how to combine different references to make your work original, did you get it?

The Repertoire Guide

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Creativity, in essence, is a tool for problem solving. It is a noun that defines the ability to create and invent, innovate, reinvent, or improve what already exists.However, the creative manifestation is not something simple most of the time, it demands repertoire and discipline. It is necessary to look for authentic solutions to new problems. Creativity is associated with authentic and original ideas and, best of all, it can and should be developed by anyone. Everyone is creative! Everyone is born with the ability to create and find unexpected solutions.Albert Einstein used to say that &ldquo;creativity is intelligence having fun,&rdquo; which is an excellent definition. Creativity is a combination of a set of elements, experiences, information, references and, mainly, repertoire. No good idea comes up by chance. Great ideas are often combinations of patterns, processes, or solutions that already exist. What is the relationship between creativity and writing? Writing requires discipline, dedication, and inspiration. Creativity is about solving problems in an original way. Ready! This is the point of tangency. With the help of creative solutions, any story, tale, poetry, or chronicle becomes more interesting.A creative premise and argument can draw readers to your work with just a few lines read. Many stories have already been told, so including a different point of view is critical to attracting readers to your work.&nbsp;A great example of creativity in literature are the plot twists.&nbsp;Plot twists are radical changes in the expected or anticipated storytelling direction of a novel, film, television series, comic book, video game, or other narrative work. It is a widely used practice to keep the audience interested in the work by surprising them with a striking revelation. Writing a plot twist requires creativity to surprise the audience.&nbsp;How to develop creativity?Being creative is the quality of a person who thinks differently, outside the box, and seeks to innovate to get out of the expected pattern, offering more positive and original results. So, how to be creative?The answer is: studying and improving your eye! Creativity can be innate, but one can also find ways to improve and highlight their creative potential.&nbsp;One of the main ways to achieve more creative results is to give up a more logical line of reasoning and put aside pre-judgments that can prevent the birth of innovative and different ideas.&nbsp;To stay creative, you need to think freely, create the habit leaving your comfort zone, exposing yourself to new stimuli, and constantly exploring new realities.

The Role of Creativity in Writing

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Have you just started writing? So, stay tuned that this post is especially for you.In the beginning, it is quite common to be filled with erroneous details. After all, readers are highly sensitive to errors since they get deeply focused on reading to understand the narrative.And it is all right!The following are three mistakes that will help you notice and prevent this from happening to you.1 - FIRST-PERSON AND FAST-PACED STORYTELLING.Describing in a single line almost everything the character did, like: &quot;I woke up, changed my clothes, brushed my teeth, and went to have breakfast.&rdquo;First, you must go deep into the protagonist&#39;s routine. But minute details are useless since excess information is also a mistake for boring the readers.Example of a misspelled line: &ldquo;I woke up, changed, brushed my teeth and went to have breakfast, then went to work. I remembered the dream I had, and it was strange.&rdquo;Here is an example of a properly written line: &ldquo;This morning I woke up thoughtful, suddenly I remembered why &hellip; of course, the dream I had! I walked to the sink to brush my teeth, trying to understand. This dream haunted me for a while, but I managed to get my clothes on in time to have my breakfast and run to work.&rdquo; 2 - DEVELOP A ROMANCE TOO FASTUsually, when starting to write, we get eager to describe scenes already imagined and planned. One is when the couple finally gets together. Yet, care must be taken so that the story is not so predictable. Explore characters&#39; emotions.&nbsp;Are you wondering when the couple should get together? It all depends on how you plan your story. The point is that in novels, readers like to know how the characters feel, and what they feel, and follow the famous &quot;flirting.&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp;3 - DO NOT SPOIL THE PLOT ALL AT ONCEWhen working with two genres within the same story, this error is quite common.&nbsp;As said above, we get anxious and want to speed things up and, in some cases, we end up forgetting details of the stories. Hence, the writer focuses on working in one genre and forgets the other, for example: fantasy with romance.&nbsp;When there is no deepening of both themes in your story, the readers lose interest in reading since they were told that both genres would be dealt with.&nbsp;Review your chapters to avoid such an error.&nbsp;This post covered very few mistakes of a beginning writer, but if you want to know more, stay tuned here on the Epublik Blog.

3 Mistakes Every Beginner Writer Makes

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You already have a story planHaving an organized draft text is starting to think strategically and makes all the difference in any project. If your plan is ready or in progress, you are on the right path.Constancy and consistencyEvery project requires resilience to grow, and it directly depends on the constancy of communication and consistency in writing. Having these at hand, it is much easier to build a strong project.Do not be afraid of making mistakes and tryingIf you want to improve your writing skills, you need to stop seeing mistakes as failures. Every error is information that helps improve your project. For this reason, you should constantly try to make more mistakes and then improve faster. Post texts on social networks and let people comment, knowing the opinions of others.Often learn how to improve your writingEven if your project is growing, as you have always wished, do not get too comfortable yet. Keep learning often how to enhance processes and evolve it.Competitors recognize your projectOne of the biggest signs of success is recognition from competitors. This means that you are already making your way into the niche and people are seeing your work as something interesting.

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