Who Do You Copy
In a
world that craves originality, I never get far from the knowledge that copying
and mimicking are an essential part of life.
That
is how we learn originality. We pretend
until we actually make something worthwhile.
If I
were to name those I mimic in writing it would be, Seth Godin, Brennan Manning,
Max Lucado, Og Mandino, my college friend Harold Ivan Smith, Poet Mary Oliver
and a handful of others.
I
keep books around me at all times. In odd
moments of the day I may dip into one or two, and read almost every night
before dropping off to sleep. I want to
saturate my mind with the words and style of the “greats” that I admire.
And so, I read, and sometimes borrow, or
steal an idea or two. Now days, I do try
and remember to give credit when possible.
I learn by copying.
Even the Beatles started as a cover
band. Paul McCartney said, “I emulated
Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis. We all did.”
My best advice … copy till you
make it your own.
P Michael Biggs
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