06 To You Who Want to Live as a Creator

Hello! I'm Tsukuda, a book editor and writer who creates content that warms the heart and brings energy to everyone. It's so hot that I've already drunk two liters of bottled tea.

This time, I would like to talk to you, who are thinking about making writing or creating your profession, about finding your own unique color and living by it.

What you should do before lamenting that you have no talent

These words are a passage from Banana Yoshimoto's "100 Rules for Living as a Novelist." When you are engaged in creative activities, don't you sometimes find yourself worrying about others?

"Maybe I don't have any talent," or "That person is more highly regarded than I am."

You might find yourself comparing yourself to others in that way and feeling down.

Just keep digging the well of "yourself"

However, Yoshimoto does not compete. She simply faces herself and digs deep, deep down. And she also states this:

This doesn't mean you shouldn't be aware of others. On the contrary, being able to write or draw well like someone else is a wonderful talent.

However, to go one step further, that alone is not enough. That is why I believe it is important for creators—whether they write or draw—to grasp their "own unique color" and enrich that world.

What moves people is your full self

In the end, isn't it only what is born from the depths of yourself that can move people's hearts?

If you find your own unique color, the works born from it will surely touch someone's heart.

In conclusion

Creative activity is not always fun. Facing yourself and digging deep can sometimes cause you great pain. However, as a result, you can create one-of-a-kind works.

By the way, Yoshimoto continued to dig deep into herself, and in 2022, at the age of 57, she won the 58th Tanizaki Junichiro Prize for "Mittens and Misfortune" (Shinchosha).

Let us not give up, but instead find our own unique colors and continue to express them.

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