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If the mind is a well of creativity, the trick is figuring out how to tap it.
For some writers, like Scottish novelist Rosemary Gemmell, the solution is as simple as a pen.
It becomes the conduit between thought and reality. As the ink flows, so do the ideas, and characters and story begin to take shape.
Today, Rosemary takes a little time to share how pen-and-paper work for her.
Femi Martin is a storyteller.
She’s created fiction inspired by Charles Dickens novels, shared her struggles with illness in the Achalasia Diaries on BBC 4, and captivated UK festival audiences with performances of her short stories about love, relationships, and stolen chocolate bars.
Her stories always start at the point of a pen, and Femi was kind enough recently to share with us how writing by hand guides her creative process.
Art comes in all forms.
It can be a pen-and-ink drawing. Or a watercolor painting. Or a delicate pencil sketch.
Or sometimes, it can be a simple chalkboard menu written in a flowing hand.
Meet Amanda Miller, known as the Chalkboard Lady to her clients.
Pens are one of the most basic tools that writers can use, so when whole worlds of imagination flow out of them, it seems magical.
And maybe it is – the story inside a writer’s head comes to life when the words hit the page.
That’s why, even with all the technology available to writers today, some still prefer to start their work with nothing but a pen and paper to hand.
Novelist Zoe Sumra is one of them. The London-based writer recently some time out to answer some questions for us.
