Tag: creative mindset
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In the Middle of Something
3–5 minutesI know I’m not the only one who likes to wrap up every loose end before heading to the final battle in a video game, but I didn’t realize I did the same thing in my writing. This essay looks at avoidance, why the third act is so hard to write, and why finishing the…
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Revisiting Carrie Mae Weems’s Advice on Creative Presence: “Let the Work Become the Work”
4–7 minutesA reflective look at Carrie Mae Weems’s insight from when I first wrote about her in 2016 to how her advice resonates now in creative practice and the threat AI poses to creative industries.
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“Everybody Scream,” Florence + The Machine, and Creative Freedom
4–6 minutesListening to “Everybody Scream” by Florence + The Machine got me thinking about what it feels like to experience creative freedom. What does it feel like as a space to be present in? What is the visceral, whole-body sensation when you’re there?
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How to Be a Writer
2–3 minutesIf you want to know how to be a writer, think more about why you want to be a writer. Figure out what drives you to write. Do things that work with your energy, not against it.
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