Accepting an artistic goal in the face of doubt and probable failure is too much for many of us to bear. The everyday fight is exhausting. To turn your back on ambition would make life that much simple.
But that’s not possible.
…are necessary for deep work. The time has to be guarded. Distractions are the enemy. Choose your place wisely. Once you find it, guard it with all that you have.
We all need our types of artistic silence. For some, that means playing the same song on repeat. For others, it…
Is art defined as the stylistic expression of ideas? Or is it defined by a reaction from the audience?
Maybe it is some of both.
Films can bring you to tears. Emotional rollercoasters are what we want in the movies.
The learning curve exists for all of us.
We’ve all been through the process, painful as it can be.
The problem is that not everyone willing to go through the pain.
Those initial phases of a project are the most exciting times. Well, no, the successful culmination of the project is the best — but the initial phases are a close second.
It is impossible to hold on to that motivation and enthusiasm when you are deep in the project. The sheen of…
Neil Gaiman has said that when asked how to write, his response is:
Put one word after another. Find the right word, put it down.
That is the best answer. When writing, all we are doing is collecting words. If stuck, just focus on putting down the next…
Selfishness is a necessity when it comes to our art. We need that energy to create.
The opposite is true of life.
But once the art has been created, be generous with it. Once you do, the selfishness show its true purpose.
And that’s okay. It’s supposed to be like that. Otherwise, pursuing art would be something that everyone did. It should be something everyone does. We all know that that is not the case.
Following what you are excited about is the definition of inspiration.
We must choose to work on that which we care about. Otherwise, we are not fulfilling everything that we can be.
It is only through caring that we come to know who we truly are. We are what we care about.
The way to the goal may be different than expected. We follow our skills to where they take us. Fiction writing may be the ultimate desire or destination, but maybe blogging is a manner with which skills will develop to get us there.