I'm studying how to create fiction. Here are three metaphors I'm finding useful –– each of which has to do with water.
the stream of consciousness
There is the conscious mind, and then there is the unconscious mind. The conscious mind can attempt to work things out by logic... But the true source of thought is the unconscious.
I mean this literally: try ....
the pitcher of thoughtI've heard it said that the mind can only hold seven thoughts at a time. Whether or not the number is accurate, it matches my experience that I can only consider a limited number of things simultaneously.
In a very literal way, if I can remove one thing ....
the cauldron of fiction
notebook as cauldron
Fiction is created through the process of listening to your stream-of-consciousness and writing it down on paper as fast as you can. You're allowed to think in ways ...
Thank you, Sven!