Saturday, March 14, 2009
the key to inspiration
the way to say something interesting is to say only a half-thought. if you just say the end of your thought, or the revelation, people won't understand it, because they wont know what led you there. on the other hand, if you say a half-finished thought, its more interesting for a person to dive into, because they get to do some of the thinking themselves. for example, an example of an unfinished thought is: the feel of the twilight air made him weep. ok, thats really corny, but its just an example. an finished thought would be: he was cold and lonely and the darkness, combined with the chilly air, made him want to be warm. not as interesting, right? thats because i came to a conclusion by myself. there is no room for interpretation.
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thats very interesting. and although i have never thought anything like that before, since u thought of it, i realiz i quite agree.
well, I sort of understand what you are saying, but your description of an unfinished thought is really a whole thought, you are just leading the reader to think into the situation instead of, as you said, coming tot the conclusion yourself. But thats less on the line of half-thought and more on the line of show not tell, where you, instead of just telling "he is sad." you show "tears were rolling down his face." this idea is not the same to yours, but quite alike.
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