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   Drew Breezzyposted 14 years ago

   When writing are you ideas from experience , imagination, or a combination of both?

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      L. Andrew Marrposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Both. Also, it depends on what I am writing. Often a friend spurs me off or sparks my imagination which could count as experience and imagination. My serious poetry comes from experience, my not so serious (lyrical poetry) from imagination. It pretty much depends on my mood.

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      rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      depends. usually all of the above.

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      Zeke WMposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      My style is heavily based off of imagination and humor, although it is not evident in my hubs.

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   earnestshubposted 14 years ago

   A combination. I like to write some authentic experiences and stories from my life, some from imagination, and commercial hubs by researching keywords.

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   TamCorposted 14 years ago

   For me, it's writing from experience...still working on the "imagination" area, lol...my husband has that one down pat, though!

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   lrohnerposted 14 years ago

   I'm usually too tired to give my imagination any freedom, so mine are pretty much from either experience or research.

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      Drew Breezzyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      ahah tiresome teeth too sore to hunt
      
      so I stopped by the grocery store for lunch

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      rmcrayneposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      Experience and research mostly.

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   Ladybird33posted 14 years ago

   Both, I try to use experience more than imagination however, both do partake   I do lots of research too, I think that is my favorite part.

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   annvansposted 14 years ago

   Most are experience.  Do not know if I can put an effort into the imagination thing right now.

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   Jane@CMposted 14 years ago

   Mostly experience.  I've started to research of few subjects.  I've yet to publish any of my poems.

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      Drew Breezzyposted 14 years agoin reply to this

      I write poetry. I would love to read them

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   dennisemattposted 14 years ago

   its all me. wish i could pretend.

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   Lisa HWposted 14 years ago

   I don't have any imagination.  Mine are all either from experience, assimilated knowledge from different research in the past, or research.

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    livewithrichardposted 14 years ago

    I write from my own experiences and try to put it in a voice I think appropriate for my targetted audience.  I'm a screenwriter too and have many voices..lol

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       Lisa HWposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       I only have one voice - and at this point I'm sick of hearing it drone on in my own head.   

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    Valerie Fposted 14 years ago

    Definitely both. Sometimes an experience of mine or of someone else I know finds its way into one of my stories or inspires a work entirely its own. On the other hand, the needs of a story and the research I need to do to see how I can make an idea work inspires some experience.

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    kmackey32posted 14 years ago

    experience for sure.

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    BrianFanslauposted 14 years ago

    I only write from experience really since my mind works in that way but I combine my imagination as well when giving analogies to the topic

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    LEWJposted 14 years ago

    Used to be 90% imagination, 10% experience.
    Then it became 90% experience, 10% imagination
    Now it's about 95% experience, 5% imagination

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    torimariposted 14 years ago

    A lot from both. Maybe a little more from imagination...yet that is influenced from interests that were inspired by things experienced.

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    jesper yeohposted 14 years ago

    i think writing in imagination have more interesting

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    tiginbanposted 14 years ago

    I'd imagine, it's experience.

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       LEWJposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       Nice play on words...

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    A man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction. I tend to liken much of my writing to a woman's face.

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       rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       a woman's face is a work of fiction.. meaning???

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       myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       u mean the wrinkles...?

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    I knew I was going to be asked that. LOL it's  made up.

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       rebekahELLEposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    Wrinkles on the man, yes. Hi gorgeous.

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       myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       ah...ral...always charming....

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    ralwusposted 14 years ago

    I getting out of here while the gettin's good, that rebekah is givin' me that look. LOL

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       myownworldposted 14 years agoin reply to this

       well..u win some...u lose some...

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    patfulposted 14 years ago

    "Writing" comes in different sizes and shapes. If it's poetry, then there's imagination, blended with experience, into an entirely fresh combination of words placed in a rhythmical form.
    If it's a play or a novel, again that can be a combination of experience and imagination. The characters may resemble people you have know (or know now). But your imagination can start with your experience-based concept and take that character in a new direction.If it's nonfiction--an article or an opinion essay--experience will probably play a heavy role, but you use imagination in finding a creative way to get attention for the ideas. Most of my writing recently has been non-fiction (journalism)--which depends on experience and research. I've played a bit at writing some short stories--nothing published--and those are based on experience, mixed with imagination.

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    wychicposted 14 years ago

    My writing is always an amalgam of experience, research, imagination, and stories gleaned from others. These stories could be people I know, news stories, something that caught my eye in my research, legends...pretty much anything, I like to incorporate it all. The limits on our writing are all self-inflicted.

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    Janettaposted 14 years ago

    probably a little of both but the real life stuff can be harder to write sometimes.

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    Crazdwriterposted 14 years ago

    I write mostly from imagination but some of it does come from experience when writing hubs. Stories are 100% imagination.

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    manlypoetrymanposted 14 years ago

    Both...DB

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    spiritactorposted 14 years ago

    In my view, imagination and experience are inseparable. Our experience is effected by our imagination, just as memories are-- even just a little bit. Two people can witness an event and give entirely polar opposite accounts of that same event.
    I feel it depends on your need to write to begin with as to which you give greater credence to.
    Writing should be an open expression and, depending on what effect you want it to have, which well it draws from the most is dependent on how you want the writing to be perceived-- as fact or fiction. Actual facts can give credence to a fictional piece-- but the opposite should not be true, by content.
    Imagination is crucial to any form of writing, though. Those who say they have no imagination should check their pulse.
    The choice is yours.

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    LEWJposted 14 years ago

    A nonfiction article might be written solely from accumulated experience, a poem from one or both; so the balance of imagination and experience in writing kinda depends on what you're writing about I suppose.

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    SandyMcCollumposted 14 years ago

    I'm not good at fiction, so imagination only comes in when choosing a place to write it or a  photo to go with it, or a piece of clickart. Wow. I just realized I need to play more.

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    ddsurfscaposted 14 years ago

    mine is purely experience, the only fiction comes in when my memory fails me.

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    lorlie6posted 14 years ago

    I love what ddsurfsca said, and very much agree!  I believe what I write would be considered memoir writing, or some such label.  I'm comfortable with what I know.  And have believed to be true.

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