Daily Writing #16: POP Writing
the weirder, the better
instagram.comThe world is in flux, prompting people to build new stories and forms of communication in response. Creative possibilities are boundless as old narratives break down and new ones emerge.
LinkA point of view is different from having a point. A point is an idea intentionally expressed. A point of view is the perspective—conscious and unconscious—through which the work emerges.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
Seeing your ideas crumble can be a frustrating experience, but it is the point if you are writing to think. You want it to break. It is in the cracks the light shines in.
Morning Pages are a key practice in The Artist’s Way, her 12-week course aimed at awakening creativity. But if you’re using freewriting as a tool for business thinking rather than as a purely creative exercise, it can be more helpful to start with a prompt.