“Unveiling the Hidden Recipe: What Makes ‘Craft’ a Transformative Ingredient in Creativity?”
Maybe these ends satisfy you, but if not, read on. The secret ingredient that lends a creative work its spark, that makes of it a dynamic, engaging presence, is the writer’s willingness to be transformed. Or, to participate, if you prefer a more technical term, in revision.
“Writing is revision,” experienced writers often say. But what they really mean is that writing moves the writer, who keeps moving the work forward until it moves readers. Robert Frost said it more simply, “No tears for the writer, no tears for the reader. No surprise for the writer, no surprise for the reader.” Transformation is both our means and ends.
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