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Mystery: January 31, 2018 Issue [#8735]

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 This week: How to be Original
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It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation.
~ Herman Melville


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What does originality mean to you? Is it the story you just wrote because it came straight from your mind onto page? Perhaps. Is it enough? Does it set you apart from those writers who write in the same genre? How?

You'll probably tell me that because it's written in your voice it is unique. Yes. No two authors are the same and neither is their imagination. Their writing couldn't be more different but the question remains. Are either of the stories original?

Perhaps this doesn't make any sense to you but keep reading. What inspired the story you wrote in the first place is the main question here. If your writing has been influenced by another writer and you're not exactly following in their footsteps yet the stories are somewhat similar, it doesn't feel original.

Our senses and our emotions combined with our imagination and the thing we read influence our writing. So if you read a crime book which inspires you to write something similar, it's not unique really, it's simply more of the same.

Sometimes finding our voice amidst the chaos can be hard and you may only hear the noise on the surface. Try digging deeper into the corners of your mind and soul and you might hear that voice which will tell you a story no one has written yet.

'til next time!
~ Gaby *WitchHat*


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