I actually found this super encouraging and relevant to where I'm at -- Kids, a day job (thankfully a part-time one that still pays really well). The bit about "creative hesitance" is especially convicting and encourages me to (1) be less precious about the "ideal process" or "ideal draft" in my head (which I didn't even realize I had until reading this) and then (2) to go all-in on, if not analogue, then anything that will guard my time and attention. Anything that will radicalize my "alone-ness" with the project. Which, to be honest, is part of the hesitancy. Thanks so much for a great interview!
This article made me depressed. Just how low creative professions have fallen that to be creative you also need a “real” job. Then we wonder why so many books are bad these days…
I started writing and stopped accepting freelance work due to a handicap. Now, with the new and improved tools in Visual Studio, I'm back to programming.
My current writing project, Wagers of Ash and Stardust, isn't finished yet. I need to write two main chapters before it's complete.
I must admit that I am waiting for feedback on the first few pages that I submitted for "Chapter Break." Not receiving feedback is a downer, says the woman who has already written a dozen novels.
I actually found this super encouraging and relevant to where I'm at -- Kids, a day job (thankfully a part-time one that still pays really well). The bit about "creative hesitance" is especially convicting and encourages me to (1) be less precious about the "ideal process" or "ideal draft" in my head (which I didn't even realize I had until reading this) and then (2) to go all-in on, if not analogue, then anything that will guard my time and attention. Anything that will radicalize my "alone-ness" with the project. Which, to be honest, is part of the hesitancy. Thanks so much for a great interview!
This article made me depressed. Just how low creative professions have fallen that to be creative you also need a “real” job. Then we wonder why so many books are bad these days…
"Creative hesitance" is the perfect way to describe it.
The "holy grail" method of putting all your creative jots down into a single journal/ notebook would be useful here. Time and energy efficient.
I started writing and stopped accepting freelance work due to a handicap. Now, with the new and improved tools in Visual Studio, I'm back to programming.
My current writing project, Wagers of Ash and Stardust, isn't finished yet. I need to write two main chapters before it's complete.
I must admit that I am waiting for feedback on the first few pages that I submitted for "Chapter Break." Not receiving feedback is a downer, says the woman who has already written a dozen novels.