Question 4, Olivia Miller

As time passes, lack of imagination can be a troubling occurrence in many people. I've felt that as I've aged I have lost some of my imagination and at a loss for originality in many aspects. I've had to turn to reading because it has always sparked my imagination and creativity, especially as a child who was at the peak of their imaginative mind. I used to always see possibility and opportunity for my creativity to flow, but now I find myself spending more time on thinking of creative ideas and using my imagination during my daily life. A writer’s creative intelligence motivates me to want to create things myself and be that creative influence for another. Readers become writers and pass along their creative intelligence to benefit another person. This suggests that the entirety of the reading and writing process has so many layers to it, such as enabling someone to imagine and use their creativity to its full potential, in hopes of influencing someone along the way. In order for the writer to make a connection with the reader, the writer must grasp the reader's attention and continuously keep them engaged in their writing. “Here's the good deal for you as a writer: You don't have to use the whole story. Sure, it has X, Y, and B, but not A, C, and Z. So what? We're not trying to re-crest the fairy tale here. Rather, we’re trying to make use of details or patterns, portions of some prior story...to add depth and texture to your story, to bring out a theme, to lend runout to a statement, to play with the readers’ deeply ingrained knowledge of fairy tales” (Foster 61 and 62). Foster comments on how fairy tales do not need an entire story and only parts that will sustain a reader’s attention. With this engagement, the writer is successful in making a solid foundation for creativity to flow and pass between readers and writers.