Day 24 makeup

Forced creativity is the enemy of communication.  It’s a siren song though, and a powerful one. Why just say something right out when you can say it in a metaphor or make up a story to illustrate it? Here’s what happens. You go back and read the masterpiece and it turns out the whole thing is just a bad ripoff of something a good writer already wrote and you read. As long as you know this, I suppose it’s a normal part of growth. If you can’t recognize poor imitations when you see them, probably better to just write plainly.