Self-exploration
“Before the Renaissance, writers and artists were valued for their skills rather than their individuality. Today the originality of creative writers, whether they be novelists, playwrights or poets, is inescapably linked with self-exploration. The writing we most value is that which makes an authentic, individual statement; which conveys the writer’s personal view of life.” Anthony Storr, writing on depression, in The Author magazine. This is undoubtedly true of writing on depression, but I’m inclined to think that the creative works that sell the best are those that accord with the reader’s personal view of life.
Tags: creativity, self-expoloration, Writing