The Difference Between Copying and Having a Conversation

I think there's a difference between copying stuff and having a conversation with the things that inspire you. When you hit the point where you can like acknowledge where some of your ideas are coming from but also how you've changed them, it's kind of a turning point maybe for a lot of folks as they're developing their world building and their voice. I mean unless you read a ton and watch a ton and you know play a ton you don't know all the stuff that's out there," he says. "You don't realize how common some stuff is"