Stephen King said "…writing is telepathy…" and more specifically:
"…It’s amusing when you stop to think about it—for years people have argued about whether or not such a thing exists—and all the time it’s been right there, lying out in the open… All the arts depend upon telepathy to some degree, but I believe that writing offers the purest distillation."
So if writing is telepathy, what does the reader get from this partnership with the writer?
Blog writer Gary Smailes explains it this way:
The best way to think about writing is [that it is] a process of transferring an image from your mind to the mind of the reader.
As a writer, you conjure a mental picture of a scene; a location, populated by characters who say and do things. You can see the characters, the location, and the action. It is crystal clear.
Your job is to take this image and put it in the mind of the reader.
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I’m inspired by mad genius. It’s why I wrote that book. Any time I see someone vibrating in their unique mad genius, it inspires me. I remember one night at 2 am watching the Headbangers Ball and seeing
Guns ‘N Roses for the first time. I knew I had just witnessed genius and it sent chills down my spine. It’s a couple decades later and when I’m in a tight softball game, and my team needs a big hit for the win, “Welcome to the Jungle” is the walkup song I’m playing in my head. Just like I’ll reread Pressfield’s The War of Art every time I’m beginning a new book and will remember the people who believed in me when I’m facing what seems to be an insurmountable obstacle.
To squeeze the absolute most out of your own innate mad genius, you need to know which people in your social feeds pull you up, and which ones pull you down. The podcast that gets you jacked. You need to recite the poem that lights you up, remember the friend who always has an encouraging word, or select the song on your playlist that gets you through that last rep in the gym.
Make sure there’s no mystery. Every time you face a daunting challenge, you need to know exactly which tools are in your toolbox will inspire you to find the motivation that will get you across the line.
