Three tips for when you get stuck. An anti-writer’s block mantra. But also, maybe the opposite, too.
Author: beagley
Surf (Episode 05)
Intellect can only take us so far.
Don’t Be Concise (Episode 04)
Often, the point is not the point.
Be Concise (Episode 03)
Omit needless words.
Only You (Episode 02)
If there’s nothing new under the sun, what is worth creating? Why make art when everything has already been done?
Everything is a Remix (Episode 01)
Go ahead, take an artsy photograph of that duck.
To tell the truth…
George MacDonald on honesty.
dogs; writing sonnets
Can you force yourself to sit and write creatively? You can make space for it. But can you dig something out, remove a splinter from your own thumb? And if you decide to dig, ignoring the urge to wander away, will the result be worth anything? I think structure helps.
crossed words on crosswords; the freedom to dislike things
I used to feel obligated to like everything. It’s a side-effect of people-pleaser anxiety. I had to like incense. Flip-flops. Gilbert and Sullivan. I got over it.
“It’s teatime and all the dolls are at the table. Listen. It’s that simple.”
“It’s teatime and all the dolls are at the table. Listen. It’s that simple.” -Anne Lamott