There is "work," that thing you do all day (and fret over on a regular basis), and then there is …
Category: creative philosophy

Notes on creative discouragement
Many people think that it's the skill that's remarkable about a work of art, but lately I think more and …

On the terrifying possibility that I am good enough
The bottom line is, if I think I'm not good enough, then the answer to "why don't you create this …
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Climbing to a new base camp
Sometimes I think I'd make faster progress if I had someone to push me along before I'm ready to push …

I hope this is the start of a new attitude to writing
I'm trying to be bolder in the way I share my thoughts and beliefs.
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Direction!
After months of vague creative disquiet I finally realize what's bothering me. Also, I start a multi-day watercolor project.