September 23, 2023
Writing and remembering and sketching today. Good morning.
Read MoreAs a creative, I get questions that on the surface, seem simple. Things like, “‘Where do you get your ideas?’ Or, ‘How do you manage to be so creative?’” I’m sometimes asked, “How do you get into the Flow?” These sorts of questions are elusive, but not only to those who don’t consider themselves creative. I suspect the answers are even more elusive to creative types.
The reason? Creative Flow feels transportive, spiritual, even otherworldly. Once in that mode, I’m not really here. It’s difficult, if not downright impossible, to observe myself and what I’m doing in Flow - especially as I’m not even capable of noticing when someone’s vacuuming right under my seat.
So I thought: DIARY. Instead of trying to break down what I do in blog bites, I thought I’d just share what I’m doing as I’m doing it. Daily. If you’re interested in getting to know how I do my creative stuff, this is perhaps the best way to get an insider’s peek. A deep peek. No Top-10 lists of what to do and what to avoid at all cost. Just the real deal, come what may… or may not. Because I really don’t know!
Writing and remembering and sketching today. Good morning.
Read MoreWriting abounds. Working through personal stuff. Feeling not quite so fatigued today. Just a normal amount of fatigue.
Read MoreI do believe this face is menacing. Sly, cheating, and up to no good.
The murderous character I wrote earlier today has now sort of ended up in this drawing.
Read MoreThe writing tasks have gotten really challenging.
The red stuff here? Items expected for a scene.
Read MoreI think – my writing – is getting – pretty good.
The CBC writing course continues, and I continue to write.
Read MoreThe writing class I’m taking is working wonders for me.
Just wish I had more energy. Need to keep reminding myself to be patient about that.
Read MoreDecided today that I’m going to write and sketch a daily diary – and share it right here. Whatever comes, comes. Here’s day one.
Read MoreSketching out some lobsters today. Playing around with shape. Here’s why. But I don’t really know what I’m doing.
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