“When I'm creating characters, I definitely think of theme songs. Writing for me is very visual, so I sometimes think of it in terms of a movie with a soundtrack, and try to transfer that to words.” ThinkingWritingTryingSometimesCharacterSongTermCreatingThemeVisualsTransfersSoundtracksCreating Characters Author:Marisha Pessl
“The World's Fair was the precursor to theme parks like Disneyworld, and the really sort of cheap, superficial promotional architecture that you see everywhere in the US. I think there's a danger when you start creating a civilisation that isn't meant to last.” ThinkingWorldLastsDangerCreatingFairsArchitectureParksThemeSuperficialCivilisationPrecursorTheme Parks Author:Sufjan Stevens
“Reminding people what in reality it is all about, giving them a theme on which to ponder, creating a shock within them, pulling them out of the delusion of non authenticity, enabling them to become aware of their true possibilities.” PeopleGivingRealityPossibilityCreatingAuthenticityThemeShockDelusionPullingPonderingRemindingEnabling Author:Antoni Tapies
“I have come to use the pan-Celtic history, which spans from 500 BC to the present, as a creative springboard. The music I am creating is a result of traveling down that road and picking up all manner of themes and influences, which may or may not be overtly Celtic in nature.” MayUseResultsCreativeInfluenceCreatingThemeCelticSpringboards Author:Loreena McKennitt
“The Illusionist is the storyteller in so many ways. Symbols become his obsession. It's not simply about creating plot - one must also grapple with theme. Nowadays we have a lot of characters and a lot of action but it's hard to sit still and really meditate on meaning, worldviews, concepts, ideologies even. I make my Illusionist do what I've had to do, often with copious amounts of stumbling and frustration. His real humanity comes from being an artist, I think - his creativity is what makes him a man.” ThinkingMenWayStillsRealHardCharacterActionArtistHumanityCreativityAmountCreatingConceptsObsessionIdeologySymbolsThemeFrustrationPlotStorytellerWorldviewBeing An ArtistStumblingIllusionists Author:Porochista Khakpour
“I wasn't writing stories with the intention of creating a particular collection. I simply wrote stories, and then discovered common themes among a good number of them.” WritingStoriesCommonNumbersParticularCreatingIntentionThemeCollectionsWriting Stories Author:Bonnie Jo Campbell
“My job ranges from creating the initial overall theme of the season, to developing fabrics and sketching to sampling and fitting.” JobsCreatingSeasonsDevelopingRangeThemeFabricInitialsFittingSketchingSampling Author:Nicole Richie