On clarifying your creative work by clarifying yourself
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On clarifying your creative work by clarifying yourself
Therapy attempts to break down obstruction and assist through a cathartic release. I’m more interested in teaching ways to set free a creative energy that will flow onto the paper without judgment and analytical observation of its origin. Each of us has within us a mother lode of creative fuel that, when accessed, can ignite our artistic process in
... See moreNick Bantock • The Trickster's Hat: A Mischievous Apprenticeship in Creativity
THE ARTIST LEARNS EMOTIONAL DISTANCE * * * I used to write novels that read like personal journals. To slog through them was excruciating, even for me. The artist learns to detach himself from his material expectations. He learns to separate his personal identity from the response to his work.
Steven Pressfield • The Artist's Journey: The Wake of the Hero's Journey and the Lifelong Pursuit of Meaning
A little imprisonment—if it’s of your own making—can set you free.
Austin Kleon • Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad (Austin Kleon)
