Knockout Idea: Taiye Selasi on the importance of photography to writing

          Taiye Selasi, author of Ghana Must Go, says, “I spend a great deal of time documenting…I’m always taking pictures. Somehow, these little snapshots of the world inform my work…. An elderly couple walking, rain on windows, light on anything, anywhere–these quiet details of everyday life are the stuff of human experience.”

Try this:

          Take a walk around your neighbourhood today and snap photos at will–remember, with digital cameras today, delete is only a click away. But then look at the photos you took and see if any patterns emerge–symbols you might make use of in your latest writing, maybe? And if you can’t get outdoors today, Google is only a click away too…think of what you’d like to see a photo of, type it into an images search, and you’ll see piles of snapshots other people have taken. It’s another way to get inspired, and it’s a . . . KNOCKOUT IDEA !

Coming tomorrow: A cliffhanger starter courtesy of an article I recently read in Harper’s…we’ll create some mystery, AND solve it!