An exegesis of the creative process involved in writing the novel Electricity. This comprises: a preface; an analysis of the novel’s genesis; details of an interview with neuropsychologist Dr Alarcon; an examination of how the protagonist’s character was formed; the link between epilepsy and creativity; a brief analysis of how epilepsy is used in Dostoyevsky’s The Idiot', epilepsy as a structural device; memory and the novel as consciousness; the language of the epileptic body; the interpreter and qualia; reader criticism and writer response; an overview of the editorial process; a dialogue discussing the illusion of the female voice; and finally a conclusion.