![]() IDEA: the flash of inspiration, the end (or purpose) in the beginning, the whole cloth endowment of a concept, the very What-If momentĮNERGY: the hard work of thinking through, writing, revising, editing, producing, selling, distributing the work ![]() But rather as a whole they make up the daily weather of the mind and illumine a sort of interior memoir: the ideas that mattered to the person rather than the events and people. It’s central to my thesis and I wish I would have read it ten years ago but I’m glad I did now:Įvery act of creation comes out of the person of the author and none of them alone or any of their parts shows the author’s psychology and biography. Overall, its a good book with lots of thoughtful observations, even if it does get to be a bit tedious.Įvery maker, creator, and author should read this book. Or maybe I was just a poor reader and once I got the gist of the book I was ready to move on (I think of that CS Lewis book I just read). Maybe it was that the literary criticism did not interest me as much as the theology. Perhaps it was that a lot of her examples of writers were people in her day who I am not familiar with. We get writing and authors and creativity.Īll that said, I started to lose interest in this book. But most people don't get quantum physics. I recall seeing people talking about how the science of quantum physics is showing relationship as the core of the universe and maybe that's true. Personally, I find this analogy much more helpful then others I've read. In some way this images the Christian view of Trinity. A writer or artist has an idea in her head, then puts this idea on paper and then this piece of art is received by someone else. Her main point is that we see the Trinity echoed in how humans create. She talks about how people think God is mysterious and argues, basically, that everything is mysterious. I've always wanted to read Dorothy Sayers, so I finally did. I highly recommend it, especially for writers. It was one of several, though, where I was left wondering how far she would go. The capitalism critique/creativity problem stuck out in my mind because that is an area I give a lot of thought. But what is the alternative? Not making Christmas ornaments? I was confused by what she meant by artists.if we all have creativity, why are there some more clearly designated as "creators"? I would have preferred some more explanation. For example, her critique of capitalism was a fair one and I agree that often creativity is sacrificed for productivity. Or perhaps I should say, I could only follow her so far with the limited definitions she provides. Also, sometimes I found I could only agree with her so far. In theory I understood the concept of the Creative Idea, the Creative Energy, and the Creative Power well enough, but I still had to go back several times to make sure I followed her correctly. Why the hesitation then? Well, at the risk of sounding somewhat dense, I sometimes found her hard to follow. This certainly will get multiple re-reads down the road. There were some really fabulous quotes and observations in this book as well. I was forced to think more deeply about what it means to be made in the image of God and I love that Sayers tackles our "analogy" of God as a Creator. Even better, not only did I learn about a theological concept, I got to learn more about the writing and creative process. I love Sayers's writing and her approach to the Trinity intrigued me. I've waffled back and forth between four and five stars for this one.
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