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I've just been struggling recently with this doubt that I could never think of ideas I've seen written on my own. If that sounds confusing to you, you aren't the only one. Of course, I could sit ...
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System
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2019-12-08T05:45:33Z (over 4 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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White S.
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2019-12-08T05:45:33Z (over 4 years ago)
I've just been struggling recently with this doubt that I could never think of ideas I've seen written on my own. If that sounds confusing to you, you aren't the only one. Of course, I could sit down and be inspired by something another author wrote and write something in the same vein. That's not the issue. It's that now I've seen them, I can never have the idea off my own back. And that bothers me because I cannot take that back. It's done, it's fixed. And I can never know if I would have thought of it myself or not. Anytime I think of anything similar, it's just going to be based on what I read and not from my own creativity. I know it's neurotic but has anyone else been in this position? I need some clarity on this, an external viewpoint you might say.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-11-21T21:04:40Z (over 7 years ago)
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