Monday, April 23, 2018

Shattering Expectations while Innovating (part 1)


It is very difficult to create something original, yet those of us in creative industries need to keep producing something unusual and innovative. Whether it's designing a video game, a tabletop game, a movie, writing a novel or a music composition, originality is often the hallmark of value. Yet it is inevitable that someone will be able to draw a comparison between your work and the work of someone else, whether you were aware of their work during your creative process or not. Don't let that paralyze you while creating, because setting the expectation that your idea has to be totally original will create writer's block. Instead, start writing your ideas down as you have them—there's nothing that says you have to keep them, but you need to get things flowing first. Often, true innovation is discovered along the way, during the journey of creation. You can always go back to your beginning material and rework it once you've found your way.

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