Tag: ideas

  • Where do ideas come from?

    It’s the question that authors get asked the most. I used to give jokey answers,because i didn’t have any idea what the answer was. But I’ve spent a long time thinking about it and this video is a stab at explaining where I think that ideas come from. If you think I’m crazy, I probably…

  • Where do ideas come from?

    I get asked this question all the time and I’ve never quite known the answer. I believe Philip Pullman says he gets them from Tesco – that’s funny – but not helpful. I’ve been doing a lot of reading about particle physics and neuroscience recently and have come up with a theory about where ideas…

  • Happenstance or Providence?

    On my way home from a walk in the forest this afternoon, I spotted a tiny doll’s cloggy kind of shoe on the pavement. I could have walked past, but something made me stop and pick it up. I examined it briefly – not really very interesting – part of me wanted to throw it…