Thursday 28 February 2013

Inspiration and Plagiarism by Bhavna Khemlani





“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” 

 We all make words mean something that is to bring stories to life and illustrate a genuine sensation that turns it into a book – we then personalize it with pleasure. The more we read the more ideas pop into our minds and it opens ways to creativity. Inspiration is being embraced by many since there are many aspects to encounter when it comes to our interest. However, plagiarism is something serious. Taking one’s ideas and/or phrases manipulating them and claiming as one’s ideas is surely not a cool thing to do.

As we read we gain ideas and we write. If we like a quote or a phrase by someone else, it’s always respectful and good to reference it or put them in the acknowledgement to enhance the weight of a particular writer. In that way, the person who referenced it gains superiority. Respect is earned and every writer spends his or her time at his or her best location to splurge those ideas and process each word with emotions. It is not fair for one who does not know how to express about a certain emotion or scenario and simply applies other writers’ expressions. For that there are various workshops and writing groups that can help a writer struggling to use the right terminology for certain emotional situations in his or her story. Brit Writers showcases talent and gives inspiration by sharing various works to people world-wide. That way writers like us aspire, inspire, and awaken our creative mind with opportunities.

Every writer struggles with using the right word or words to develop a remarkable sentence later leading it to paragraphs then various pages. The continuous tug of war, sipping countable cups of coffee, strolling for fresh air, going for window shopping, travelling, going for a massage, staring at a wall, sitting for hours at a café, or doing anything else that one feels liberated to attain back those thoughts to bring justice by the right expression is hard work. Therefore, one cannot simply with a click - copy and paste a writer’s labor of love without any justification. Inspiration is always needed and it is imperative. It does not matter how you write. Everyone has his or her own style.

This quote stated surely inspires me when I feel whether I am following a certain norm of writing. (If you can tell stories, create characters, devise incidents, and have sincerity and passion, it doesn’t matter a damn how you write - Somerset Maugham) However, there are no norms; it’s just flow of words that sail smoothly ignoring the misty winds. There are various genres that are crystal clear in the mind of a writer and cannot be hypnotized by artificial manipulation. Everything has its worth, so inspiration is needed and plagiarism is necessarily needed to be acknowledged.

Inspire others that the illumination is spread bringing and enlightenment of creative ideas in writing.

Keep smiling and keep those ideas flowing – there are no boundaries.

by Bhavna Khemlani

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1 comment:

  1. it would be a pleasure to inspire people through my stories, just the way people inspired me to follow my dreams :)

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