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Is Truth the Key to Creativity?

"...the secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power's sake (Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power), but absolute personal freedom, mobility, privacy. Is is the instinct which drove America to the Pacific, all through the nineteenth century, the desire to be able to find a restaurant open in case you want a sandwich, to be a free agent, live by one's own rules.” - Joan Didion

“…the secret point of money and power in America is neither the things that money can buy nor power for power’s sake (Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power), but absolute personal freedom, mobility, privacy. Is is the instinct which drove America to the Pacific, all through the nineteenth century, the desire to be able to find a restaurant open in case you want a sandwich, to be a free agent, live by one’s own rules.” – Joan Didion

Many writers around the world are faced with a pressing challenge. Creativity. It is a writers main interest to include as much creativity as they possibly can in their stories in the hope that their readers become immersed in the story they tell. But creativity does not come easily to all. Many struggle to find the right way to tell a story in an exciting and innovative fashion. What is the foundation in which creativity is formed? I believe that it is truth. Continue reading