On Writing
You are either living as a monk or you’re not. We tend to think of the artist’s work as the output. The real work of the artist is a way of being in the world.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
If you know what you want to do and you do it, that’s the work of a craftsman. If you begin with a question and use it to guide an adventure of discovery, that’s the work of the artist. The surprises along the way can expand your work, and even the art form itself.
Rick Rubin • The Creative Act: A Way of Being
All creativity requires letting go. We let go by having some fun. We have some fun by staying curious. We stay curious by being 100% present for what's unfolding. The antidote to product-anxiety is process-delight. Become more focused on process & you just might sneak up on awe.
Julian Shapiro • How to practice writing
The true value of unbaked scrawls and sketches and whatnot is as a window to an artist’s process. Process is an ugly-sounding word—pedestrian jargon for the inherently wondrous act of creation—but it describes a method by which a thing evolves, which has always had a hold on me.
Adam Moss • The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
giving equal attention and focus to the craft (the work), the process (the order of operations), and the intangibles (the experience).