So yesterday I found myself unexpectedly out of my Literary Publishing class and I watched this Ted Talks video. It is Elizabeth Gilbert, wonderful author of Eat, Pray, Love, talking about writing. Instead of calling herself a genius, she talks about how we, as writers, can talk to this entity outside of ourselves, the little genius who shows up and helps us write those words that we have a hard time writing.
The way she explained it, in order to stay sane, one must talk to their outer Dobby and ask for help. After watching this video, that is exactly what I did. I talked to Dobby and asked for help. 30 minutes later, in the shower, I got a rush of ideas. I'm not sure whether or not I cleared my mind enough or if this "Dobby" had heard me and was sending me some great ideas. Ancient civilizations didn't think it was so crazy and neither does Elizabeth Gilbert. So I think I'm just going to thank my "Dobby", my little genius, and ask for help more often.
xoxo
K.K.