Writers need to be nurtured, like apple trees need to be watered. Writers need to soak themselves with ideas. I was blown away by hearing American storyteller Susan Strauss the other day. She recited myths of creation from native American mythology. The stories poured out of her, were channelled through her, like the water of life of which she talked. Her book, the cover of which I show here, is co-written with a botanist. I love cross-fertilisation! So, think about watching a film, seeing a show or listening to a mother reading to her child – and let the pictures dance in your mind.
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