My Own Interpretation of Creative Writing
inspired by Reschilke
I recently discovered an article written by an author under the name of Reschilke, where she states that writing is the sincerest form of a reality. She speaks to the reader about how writing comes from feelings, and how writers hold all power. She specifically says, at the end of the article,
Writing can do so much; it can persuade the masses, inspire the new generation, anger a society, encourage the leaders, bring together a country, and even tear apart a world. Writing holds the power in our society, and it is the most essential thing that we have. Writing, after all, is the sincerest form of reality.
See Reschilke’s Article Here.
While I agree with her interpretation, I also disagree. I do not believe that writings hold all in the world. I think writing comes from feeling, and inspiration, but not truths of the world. When it comes to my own writing, I do not apply her thinking at all. My writing is driven from feeling, and I often get inspired by lyrics and poems. These things usually inspire me because of their emotional weight that they hold to me. I find it hard to write about “new generations” or “utopias” because I feel they are overdone, and unrealistic, and require world building that does not excite me as an author.
The reasons I feel so strongly against Reschlikes interpretation of writing is because I feel that writing to me is an outlet. It allows me to flow my anger and sadness into something else – and when I read, even books about dystopian societies, I feel the authors anger and fear and depression about the state of this world, or another topic. While these writings do press change, I don’t think they should be called the “hold all” because they are driven from emotion.
