Writing Is All About Perception

 

Well, quite often when we read a good book, or an informative piece of article and even an excellent poem, then we become a bit inquisitive and ask ourselves that “how can a writer think so beautifully and out of the box?” or “what blows them and make them write exquisitely?”

Interestingly, there is a two-fold answer to this question –

1) The way they perceive things;

2) The process they undergo or follow to make their perception a reality.

Dictionary meaning of the word perception is ‘the ability to notice something or a particular way of looking at or understanding something!’ Well, no one can justify this word “perception” better than a writer! A writer’s mind notices everything around them. You will never know what has been extracted out of you whenever you are around a writer. Of course, their mind is always active and aware and they perceive things differently. They can visit a crowded place to find peaceful stories or they write about rush of life while sitting in a park, yes they can be called mad but it is true. The inception of an out of the box idea is when you start to perceive in multiple directions. 

Writer might willingly look for content or they catch the content while coming across various people, the most important thing they do is to take notes all the time. Interestingly, most people still pictures the writers as the people who would wear ethnic clothes and would always carry a diary along with a pen to make their notes. However, in this world of digitalisation the writers make notes in their mobile phones mostly. A whole era has changed but a creative mind follows the same process of converting their perceptions into a written reality. They see things differently; they think about the same thing in multiple directions and then they write it down as per their own interpretation. They compose something magical out of it, on their own using their imaginative power. The end result of which is a beautiful piece of art. 

Sometimes it takes a few minutes to compose a piece of writing (say a poem, an article, or a prose) while on the other hand, it may take months to compose a desired form of writing. It is very difficult for an Artist to cope up with this anxiety and pressure of not being able to write his imaginations appropriately. It happens with a professional and a non-professional too.

When a writer is stuck in such a crisis (faces writer’s block), then the writer needs to go back or re-visit to their own previous works and should re-write that content. It helps our brain to function again. A writer’s mind will then gain back the much needed confidence and will start thinking fresh. When you modify your previously perceived work, then you can generate ideas for some new perceptions in order to start working. 

Written By SHREYA SHARMA

Author of the Books – 

➤ Indian Defence Files (2021);

➤ Criterions For Applying Into Indian Armed Forces (2024).