how, as a lonely boy, he was necessary. “He writes in An Autobiography, “I was always going about with some castle in the air firmly built within my mind…. For
weeks, for months, from year to year, “he would carry on the same task of continuing this imaginary fable. “I learned in this way to maintain interest in a fictitious story, to
dwell on a work created [solely] by my own imagination…. I doubt, had it not been for my practice, I should ever have written a book.”
This, for writers of fiction, brings us to an essential which cannot be stressed often enough: the strength of our belief in the story we relate. One must deeply and
profoundly believe in the direction of one’s imagination and, while at work, in the story waiting to be told. A writer must practice, to a profound degree, the “suspension
of disbelief.” He must not only care about what he is writing, he must believe without question that he is re-creating truth, that the truth of his story is what is must
be, and let one be in any doubt about that. And, if one writers as believingly as possible, the story will then ring true for the reader.
And remember Kipling 1981, 8 has said, he will not succeed nor will he be read or long remembered. “When your ‘daemon’ imagination is in charge, do not
try to think, consciously,” wrote Kipling. “Drift, wait, and Obey.”
2.2. Learn from Some Foremost Writer Experience
The experience from some foremost writer in world prove that ilham can exerted the presence, for example:
- Ernest Hemingway, American letters who won the Noble Prize for
literature in 1959, often he goes by boat alone to get an inspiration and
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prepared his heart, as successfully, his novel The Old Man and The Sea 1952 brought him the highest critical praise.
- Gerson Pyok, many found his inspiration in the hospital, at the train
station. He did not just stay at home moreover he should slept in station to put his inspiration.
- Gola Gong, he often puts inspiration from the newspaper. He is very
sharp read the news, his novel Kupu-Kupu Pelangi, the idea is get after he read a newspaper about “The drifter child who get first menstruation is to
put “mami” to become prostituted.” -
A.A Navis, The Letters from Padang often gets inspiration when he squat
at latrine WC, he was hemorrhoids just because he often squat at latrine. -
Agatha Christie, like to wait inspiration when she submerged in warm
water and shells apple. -
Ali Muakhir, for him, a sheet of newspaper can give inspiration. His
short story Sekeping Logam Cinta is be the first winner in Young Writer Competition, and the idea is he put from a sheet of newspaper.
- And it is another with Habiburrahman El Shirazy, his best novel Ayat-
Ayat Cinta, he gets the inspiration when he stay at the train when he back
from campus.
One must deeply and profoundly believe in the direction of one imagination and while at work, in the short story sating to be told. A writer must practice to a
profound degree, the “the suspension of disbelief” Burnett 1983, 3.
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But we do not deny, sometimes that inspiration came just like that without must difficulties to way it. Possible when we enjoyed in the afternoon have to sleep,
suddenly the inspiration double-bladed paddle to write something. At that time which need is our heart readiness to get that inspiration never neglected, because inspiration
or ilham granted of Allah which very expensive.
2.3. Commitment is The Inspiration Source
