I’ve been feeling discouraged when it comes to a couple of projects I’ve been working on. Here are two things I remind myself when I’m uninspired (wow, there’s a clickbait-y sentence): 1. I control the reactions I have to my own emotions. Many different emotions will surface over the course of a day. I couldContinue reading “Shifting Gears”
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Benefits of Solitude
Carve time out in your day to be alone with your thoughts. That can be a scary idea for many people, but I do think it’s so beneficial to the creative process, no matter what you’re creating. An artist’s mind is unique to the artist. We’re all brains in jars. And the innovative thoughts uniqueContinue reading “Benefits of Solitude”
Finger On The Pulse
Allow yourself to get excited when you feel you have your finger on the pulse of something. If a creative idea is bubbling to the surface or what you’re working on is starting to make itself clearer, don’t get discouraged if you can’t quite articulate it in its entirety. Sometimes I put hours of workContinue reading “Finger On The Pulse”
Open to Wonders
We can’t always predict when wondrous things will happen to us. But we can open ourselves to them, allowing prosperity and joy to enter our lives without closing them out. It may be a cliché, but the past is indeed the past. Continuing to get caught up in what could have been prevents us fromContinue reading “Open to Wonders”
On What You Know
To add to yesterday’s post on being in the middle of the process: when I’m confused about what’s going on or can’t quite see the full picture, I try to focus on what I do know: This character wants to break up with his boyfriend but doesn’t know how. The next scene likely won’t happenContinue reading “On What You Know”
In the Middle
I often discover, part way through a creative process, that I have no idea what I’m doing. The only current example would be this play I’m re-writing. I can’t seem to focus on it all that well, but when I do end up writing a page or two of dialogue, I have absolutely no senseContinue reading “In the Middle”
Sit with It
Our imaginations can be overwhelmed by too much stimuli. I’m the type who gets easily distracted by shiny objects. Having my phone near me while writing is a huge no-no. And doom scrolling is a real thing, where I thoughtlessly read through hundreds of posts and come out the other end hours later. We haveContinue reading “Sit with It”
Being Likeable
For both my work and my personality, I often find it freeing to remind myself that some people just won’t like it. No matter what we do, we’re bound to rub up against some form of pushback or distaste. If we’re always trying to satisfy the needs of everyone encountering our work then we areContinue reading “Being Likeable”
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