In writing, is imagination the same as creativity? If the answer were “yes”, this post wouldn’t exist. But imagination and creativity are two very different concepts, as we’ll see in more detail, and confusing them can have far-reaching repercussions in your writing.
Indeed, it’s particularly in the field of creative writing that confusing imagination and creativity can be damaging.
Imagination versus creativity. Creativity versus imagination.
Even the order is important, and so in this post I’ll refer to the pair as “imagination and creativity”. The reason? One of the major differences between these two concepts is their temporal order. Imagination comes first and creativity follows, in a different form.
But, as usual, the story doesn’t end with that; it only begins there!
