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First published in ''Magazine/TheMagazineOfFantasyAndScienceFiction'' (February 1958 issue) by Creator/IsaacAsimov. This NarrativePoem comes from the way people would ask where Dr Asimov got his ideas for writing, and his response is given in the title of the work.
The first and second stanzas have [[CharacterNarrator a fan calling out to Dr Asimov to gain his attention]] so that they can [[DrivingQuestion ask him]] to share [[InspirationForTheWork his inspiration]] for writing.
Each successive stanza has the fan suggest a different mind-altering substance, making it clear that the fan assumes writing like Dr Asimov does requires some sort of [[AcidRefluxNightmare indigestion]] or [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs marijuana]] to provide the required inspiration.
While the end of the poem implies that [[AffectionateNickname "Dr. A."]] just [[LongSpeechTeaTime walks away]], ignoring as the fan [[BookEnds calls out to him]], the question is answered in the title.
"I Just Make Them Up, See!" was republished three times; ''Literature/NineTomorrows'' (1959), ''Literature/TheBestScienceFictionOfIsaacAsimov'' (1986), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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!!"I Just Make Them Up, See!" provides examples of:
* AcidRefluxNightmare: One of the assumed answers to [[DrivingQuestion the question of where Dr Asimov derives inspiration for his work]] is that indigestion is causing him nightmares that he turns into stories.
* AffectionateNickname: This poem refers to Creator/IsaacAsimov as "Dr. A.", which helps to characterize [[CharacterNarrator the fan]] as someone familiar with his published work. Creator/IsaacAsimov would later use this nickname as a PenName.
* BookEnds: This poem starts and ends with [[CharacterNarrator the fan whose dialogue forms the story]] trying to gain Dr Asimov's attention.
--> Oh, Dr. A. -\\
Oh, Dr. A. -\\
There is something (don't go 'way)\\
[...]\\
Now, Dr. A., Don't go away-\\
Oh, Dr. A. -\\
Oh, Dr. A. -
* CentralTheme: Where does creativity come from?
* CharacterNarrator: A [[NoNameGiven random fan]] obsessing over Dr Asimov provides a running monologue for this story. The answer that the fan appears to be ignoring is in the title.
* DrivingQuestion: An [[NoNameGiven unnamed fan]] is asking Dr Asimov "[[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs What sort of drugs do you use]] to [[InspirationForTheWork inspire your storytelling]] (and where can I get some)?"
* FeaturelessPlaneOfDisembodiedDialogue: None of Creator/IsaacAsimov, [[NoNameGiven the fan]], nor the setting are described because none of it is relevant to asking the DrivingQuestion; "How on earth [does Dr Asimov] give birth to those crazy and impossible ideas?"
* ExcitedShowTitle
* FunetikAksent: This [[{{Poetry}} poem]] is written with a few of the words spelled the way they would sound if you read them aloud rather than using proper English, such as "feel o'" rather than "feeling of" or "go 'way" instead of "go away". The accent is included to help the reader know how to follow the rhythm and rhyme.
* HaveAGayOldTime: The [[NoNameGiven unnamed fan]] refers to Dr Asimov as "fey, and quite outré". In modern reading, that could imply that he is a flashy homosexual, but here it means that his writing is fun to read and isn't cliched.
* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: A fan asks Dr Asimov to share what "drugs" he uses for storytelling inspiration. Several possibilities are named, such as [[AcidRefluxNightmare indigestion]], alcohol, and marijuana. Others are left unnamed, simply being described as [[ScienceCocktail a potion or mixture]].
* InspirationForTheWork: [InUniverse] An [[NoNameGiven unnamed fan]] asks Dr Asimov where he gets his writing inspiration, expecting anything from [[AcidRefluxNightmare bad food]] to [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs illegal drugs]] to be the common denominator. The title denies that any such stimulation is required.
* LongSpeechTeaTime: This [[{{Poetry}} poem]] comes from a [[NoNameGiven random fan]] meeting with Dr Asimov; they ask where Dr Asimov finds his [[InspirationForTheWork inspiration to write]], but keep offering suggestions to their own question. The trailing call of "Oh, Dr. A. - Oh, Dr. A. -" as well as the spacing of the lines, imply that Creator/IsaacAsimov just walked off while the fan wanted to keep asking [[DrivingQuestion what inspires his stories]]?
* MinimalistCast: It's common for {{Poetry}} to use only one character, or even less. {{Narrative Poem}}s tend to have more characters, but in this poem, it's limited to [[NoNameGiven an unnamed fan]] and [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Dr A]].
* NoNameGiven: The fan whose excessive talking forms the basis of this [[{{Poetry}} poem]] is never named (they don't introduce themselves to Creator/IsaacAsimov).
* QuestioningTitle: This work is an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] because the [[{{Poetry}} poem]] is asking Dr Asimov a question, and he gives the answer in the title.
* ScienceCocktail: This poem guesses at some sort of [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs insane bubbling potion that inspires]] Dr Asimov's storytelling.
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The first and second stanzas have [[CharacterNarrator a fan calling out to Dr Asimov to gain his attention]] so that they can [[DrivingQuestion ask him]] to share [[InspirationForTheWork his inspiration]] for writing.
Each successive stanza has the fan suggest a different mind-altering substance, making it clear that the fan assumes writing like Dr Asimov does requires some sort of [[AcidRefluxNightmare indigestion]] or [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs marijuana]] to provide the required inspiration.
While the end of the poem implies that [[AffectionateNickname "Dr. A."]] just [[LongSpeechTeaTime walks away]], ignoring as the fan [[BookEnds calls out to him]], the question is answered in the title.
"I Just Make Them Up, See!" was republished three times; ''Literature/NineTomorrows'' (1959), ''Literature/TheBestScienceFictionOfIsaacAsimov'' (1986), and ''Literature/TheCompleteStoriesVolume1'' (1990).
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!!"I Just Make Them Up, See!" provides examples of:
* AcidRefluxNightmare: One of the assumed answers to [[DrivingQuestion the question of where Dr Asimov derives inspiration for his work]] is that indigestion is causing him nightmares that he turns into stories.
* AffectionateNickname: This poem refers to Creator/IsaacAsimov as "Dr. A.", which helps to characterize [[CharacterNarrator the fan]] as someone familiar with his published work. Creator/IsaacAsimov would later use this nickname as a PenName.
* BookEnds: This poem starts and ends with [[CharacterNarrator the fan whose dialogue forms the story]] trying to gain Dr Asimov's attention.
--> Oh, Dr. A. -\\
Oh, Dr. A. -\\
There is something (don't go 'way)\\
[...]\\
Now, Dr. A., Don't go away-\\
Oh, Dr. A. -\\
Oh, Dr. A. -
* CentralTheme: Where does creativity come from?
* CharacterNarrator: A [[NoNameGiven random fan]] obsessing over Dr Asimov provides a running monologue for this story. The answer that the fan appears to be ignoring is in the title.
* DrivingQuestion: An [[NoNameGiven unnamed fan]] is asking Dr Asimov "[[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs What sort of drugs do you use]] to [[InspirationForTheWork inspire your storytelling]] (and where can I get some)?"
* FeaturelessPlaneOfDisembodiedDialogue: None of Creator/IsaacAsimov, [[NoNameGiven the fan]], nor the setting are described because none of it is relevant to asking the DrivingQuestion; "How on earth [does Dr Asimov] give birth to those crazy and impossible ideas?"
* ExcitedShowTitle
* FunetikAksent: This [[{{Poetry}} poem]] is written with a few of the words spelled the way they would sound if you read them aloud rather than using proper English, such as "feel o'" rather than "feeling of" or "go 'way" instead of "go away". The accent is included to help the reader know how to follow the rhythm and rhyme.
* HaveAGayOldTime: The [[NoNameGiven unnamed fan]] refers to Dr Asimov as "fey, and quite outré". In modern reading, that could imply that he is a flashy homosexual, but here it means that his writing is fun to read and isn't cliched.
* HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs: A fan asks Dr Asimov to share what "drugs" he uses for storytelling inspiration. Several possibilities are named, such as [[AcidRefluxNightmare indigestion]], alcohol, and marijuana. Others are left unnamed, simply being described as [[ScienceCocktail a potion or mixture]].
* InspirationForTheWork: [InUniverse] An [[NoNameGiven unnamed fan]] asks Dr Asimov where he gets his writing inspiration, expecting anything from [[AcidRefluxNightmare bad food]] to [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs illegal drugs]] to be the common denominator. The title denies that any such stimulation is required.
* LongSpeechTeaTime: This [[{{Poetry}} poem]] comes from a [[NoNameGiven random fan]] meeting with Dr Asimov; they ask where Dr Asimov finds his [[InspirationForTheWork inspiration to write]], but keep offering suggestions to their own question. The trailing call of "Oh, Dr. A. - Oh, Dr. A. -" as well as the spacing of the lines, imply that Creator/IsaacAsimov just walked off while the fan wanted to keep asking [[DrivingQuestion what inspires his stories]]?
* MinimalistCast: It's common for {{Poetry}} to use only one character, or even less. {{Narrative Poem}}s tend to have more characters, but in this poem, it's limited to [[NoNameGiven an unnamed fan]] and [[Creator/IsaacAsimov Dr A]].
* NoNameGiven: The fan whose excessive talking forms the basis of this [[{{Poetry}} poem]] is never named (they don't introduce themselves to Creator/IsaacAsimov).
* QuestioningTitle: This work is an [[InvertedTrope inversion]] because the [[{{Poetry}} poem]] is asking Dr Asimov a question, and he gives the answer in the title.
* ScienceCocktail: This poem guesses at some sort of [[HigherUnderstandingThroughDrugs insane bubbling potion that inspires]] Dr Asimov's storytelling.
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